163 ACRES · 8,600 FT · COLORADO ROCKIES
A life that asks
something of you.
Golden Forge is a working mountain ranch for veterans, active duty service members, and frontline professionals.
Space to pursue demanding goals, explore personal paths to healing, and take part in the life of a working mountain ranch.
A place to return to.
Explore Life at Golden ForgeAt 8,600 feet in the Colorado Rockies, life is physical. You train, build, grow and harvest food, develop self-reliance, and help care for the land. You work alongside people who have done difficult things and still have more to give.
The founder’s story
Why we’re building Golden Forge.
Golden Forge is taking shape. The ranch is here, people are coming, and each experience helps us understand what it can become. This is the story that started it.
Performance + Recovery at Altitude
Physical training and recovery are part of life at Golden Forge. Build strength and endurance, spend time in mountain terrain, eat well, and make time for rest. These daily practices sit alongside your own goals, personal healing, and participation in ranch life.
For mountain and endurance athletes, the ranch can also provide a base for focused training.
“It felt good to be productive, to work outdoors, and to contribute to something bigger than myself.”
Marine Corps veteran