Golden Transcript

Due to the ongoing drought, City of Golden, Colorado - Municipal Government officials have predicted this year’s tubing season would be ‘earlier and shorter’ than usual.

And, so far, that is proving to be true.

June 6’s green-flag conditions and 90-degree temperatures brought hundreds if not thousands of tubers to Golden’s section of Clear Creek, marking the unofficial beginning of tubing season.

According to the USGS website, creek flow was around 260 cubic feet per second on June 6. Normally, it’s around 700 cfs during the first week of June. The NOAA website also measured Clear Creek’s depth around 4.6 to 4.8 feet throughout the day.

That said, June 6 seemed like a perfect day for it, as the consensus among tubers was that the experience was “cold but fun.”

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Golden’s 2026 tubing season kicks off a month early Due to the ongoing drought, Golden officials have predicted this year’s tubing season would be ‘earlier and shorter’ than usual.

Every year, more and more community members can’t afford to rent, let alone buy, a home in Golden.

But, next year, 40 households will have a chance to buy new downtown condos.

On June 3, Habitat Denver, the City of Golden, Colorado - Municipal Government and its many partners celebrated The Prosper at Golden, an upcoming affordable for-sale housing project at 817 14th St.

Construction started April 1 and is scheduled to conclude mid-2027. Applications will be accepted starting next summer.

Habitat Metro Denver and its partners emphasized how these 40 condominiums — previously called Calvary Flats — will allow people who grew up in Golden to move back, people who are struggling to afford their current homes to stay in Golden, and people who work in Golden to move closer to work.

“The very people who bring character and charm to this community in Golden are the ones that are getting pressured because they can’t find housing affordability,” said Jaime Gomez, Habitat Metro Denver’s chief executive officer. “So, those are the ones that we are trying to help first and foremost.”

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Habitat for Humanity celebrates Prosper at Golden project Every year, more and more community members can’t afford to rent, let alone buy, a home in Golden.