Membership

Membership in GHCA is on a yearly basis and is available to anyone. The membership year is from June 1st through the following June 1st.
A membership is counted as either an individual member or a family membership.  A family membership is granted to spouses who live under the same roof, and their legal dependents eighteen years of age and under.
There are two classes of members, capped and uncapped. Residents of the city of Golden and active military personnel may join the club at any time. To verify residence, visit the JeffCo address wizard and enter your address. If the Municipal Status is "GOLDEN", you qualify as a resident of the city of Golden. For any other applicants, there is a membership cap of 400 memberships.
At this time, the Club is at the membership cap.
For applications processed from the 1st of November through the 31st of December, the membership fee will prorated to 50%.4.5 For applications processed from January 1st to May 31st, the full dues and fees are due. The member must renew by June 1st for continuous privileges, but there are no dues or fees due at that time.4.6 For applications processed after May 31st, the application will be processed as normal with no prorating, all work party requirements being in force, and all pertinent dues and fees due by the following June 1st. For applications processed from the 1st of November through the 31st of December, the membership fee will prorated to 50%.4.5 For applications processed from January 1st to May 31st, the full dues and fees are due. The member must renew by June 1st for continuous privileges, but there are no dues or fees due at that time.4.6 For applications processed after May 31st, the application will be processed as normal with no prorating, all work party requirements being in force, and all pertinent dues and fees due by the following June 1st.
For applications processed from the 1st of November through the 31st of December, the membership fee will prorated to 50%.4.5 For applications processed from January 1st to May 31st, the full dues and fees are due. The member must renew by June 1st for continuous privileges, but there are no dues or fees due at that time.4.6 For applications processed after May 31st, the application will be processed as normal with no prorating, all work party requirements being in force, and all pertinent dues and fees due by the following June 1st.
The Golden High Country Archers currently has a membership cap of 400. Residents of the city of Golden* and active military members are exempted from this cap. Anyone may join the club provided that the membership cap for the year has not been reached or if they are not subject to the cap. Simply fill out a membership application and send it to PO Box 16484 Golden, CO 80402.  The application must be received by the Membership Director, with full payment, in order to be considered.
Some Special Conditions
The labor of managing and maintaining the range is all done by volunteers.  As a result, each member is required to put in 4 hours of work at the range each year.  If this requirement is not met, a $75.00 fee will be added to their membership dues upon renewal.
About The Form
The membership application is a fill-in form.  You may fill it out in your browser or document viewer and print it, or fill it out by hand after printing.  There are two pages.  You must read the back page and sign it.  In the case of a family membership, a spouse (if there is one) must sign it as well.  Even if the spouse does not shoot, they must sign the liability waiver.  This allows the spouse to take children to the range to shoot.  The club issues membership cards for members, spouses of members, and children 16 years to 18 years of age.
Membership Application as either fillable PDF form or Word document
* To determine if you are a resident of Golden, visit the JeffCo address wizard and enter your address. If the Municipal Status is "GOLDEN", then you are not s


Membership in GHCA is on a yearly basis and is available to anyone. The membership year is from June 1st through the following June 1st.
Membership in GHCA is on a yearly basis and is available to anyone. The membership year is from June 1st through the following June 1st.

GHCA membership is open to all and has a one year term. The membership year runs from June 1st through May 31st.


A new membership can be started at any time of year and expires on May 31st of the year after the membership was begun. Memberships can be renewed from January through May prior to membership expiration.

Member documents:

Member calendar

January 1st: First day that membership renewal is available

Late January or early February: Annual business meeting and board election

Late March: Second major work party of the year

April: Start of official membership renewal period

June 1st: Beginning of membership year - gate code is changed

October: Second major work party of the membership year

New memberships

GHCA has a membership cap, currently set at 600 memberships.

Residents of the city of Golden may join the club at any time, regardless of the membership cap. See "Golden residents" below. Contact the membership director at membership@ghcarchers.org for an application. You should hear back within a week.

Active duty military personnel may join the club at any time, regardless of the membership cap. You will need to show a CAC or equivalent ID in person. Contact the membership director at membership@ghcarchers.org for an application. You should hear back within a week.

For all others, we are currently at the membership cap and are placing interested applicants on a wait list. To be placed on the list, send your contact information (home address, phone, email) to the Membership Director by email (membership@ghcarchers.org) or by phone. You should hear back within a week.

Golden residents

To qualify as a Golden resident, we will need to verify that you live in the city of Golden. If your postal address says "Golden", it does not mean that you live in Golden. Please verify your residency by following the instructions below.

To verify Golden residence:

  1. Open the JeffCo address wizard web page.
  2. Click on the "Address" tab.
  3. Enter your house number and other address details in the form.
  4. Click on the matching address listed to go to the results page.
  5. On the results page, in the "Elections" section, find the "Municipal Status".

If municipal status is "GOLDEN", you qualify as a resident of the city of Golden. Contact the Membership Director (membership@ghcarchers.org) to apply for membership.

If municipal status is "UNINCORPORATED", you live in unincorporated Jefferson county. Contact the Membership Director (membership@ghcarchers.org) to get on the wait list.

For the curious, here is a Map of Golden.

Active duty military

Active duty military personnel will need to show a current military ID in person as it is not allowed to copy a CAC.

Renewing members

The renewal web site is http://ghcarchers.wildapricot.org.
The instruction page is: http://ghcarchers.org/index.php?p=2_2.

Membership Details

Memberships are either an individual or a family membership.

New memberships pay yearly dues between $20 and $50 plus the initiation fee of $100.

Renewing members pay yearly dues between $20 and $50 plus the work fee of $100.

The labor of managing and maintaining the range is done by volunteers.  As a result, each membership has the option to do 4 hours (or more) of range maintainance work each year for full credit of the work fee on their renewal. Work credit is pro rated based on the time worked. Work should be completed prior to April 1st.

Active duty military memberships do not pay the initiation fee or work fee.

Senior memberships dues are 50% off (but have full initiation or work fee).

Yearly membership dues schedule

Membership type

Membership dues

Initiation/work  fee

Total

Regular individual

$40

$100

$140

Regular family

$50

$100

$150

Active duty military individual

$40

$0

$40

Active duty military family

$50

$0

$50

Senior individual

$20

$100

$120

Senior family

$25

$100

$125 

Notes

  • Membership is valid through May of the following year.
  • A family membership covers a primary member, a spouse, and/or dependents 18 years or younger living under the same roof. The age of a dependent is taken at the time of application or renewal (June 1st). Dependents under the age of 12 shoot for free so including them in a membership does not require a family membership. The club issues membership cards for members, their spouse, and children age 16 to 18 years.
  • Senior memberships are available when a primary member or spouse is 65 years old or older.
  • Membership in November and December is 50% off dues plus full initiation fee. Renewal is the following June.