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Genesee · Lookout Mountain · Bear Creek Canyon · Indian Hills
Junk Removal in the Foothills West of Golden
No Mountain Surcharge. No Travel Fee.
I'm Darius. My office is on W Colfax in Golden, at the bottom of the hill, and the foothills are my backyard. Genesee is 13 minutes up I-70. The price up here is the same per-yard price I charge in town, and you approve it on site before I load anything.
Call or Text for a Foothills Quote
(720) 689-3713
Text me a photo of the pile and the address. I reply with a price, usually within 10 minutes during business hours.
- $149 for the first 2 cubic yards, then $75 a yard
- The same price up the hill as down in Golden
- An arrival window on every booking, even when you're out of state
Drive Times
From 18475 W Colfax Ave, Golden
- Genesee13 min
- Lookout Mountain14 min
- Idledale18 min
- Indian Hills19 min
- Evergreen26 min
- Kittredge27 min
- Conifer32 min
Free-flowing traffic, measured by road from the office. Weekend I-70 traffic and snow make it longer, and your arrival window allows for that.
Same Price Up the Hill
Mountain Jobs, From a Golden Base.
A lot of haulers price the foothills as a special trip. I don't. There is no mountain surcharge and no travel fee to Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Idledale, Kittredge, Indian Hills or Evergreen. The drive is 13 to 27 minutes from the office, which is closer than some of the Denver suburbs I serve.
The one exception is a truly remote or hard-access property, like a long unplowed track or a cabin with no road to the door. That is quoted as access, and you hear the number before I drive out, never after.
$149
The First 2 Yards
One couch, a mattress and box spring, or a few small items. That's the minimum, even for one piece.
$75
Each Yard After
A flat rate, no tiers. A full 1-car garage is usually 6 to 8 yards, $449 to $599.
$0
For the Drive
No travel fee, fuel fee or dump fee. A big cabin that takes two trips is still priced only by the yard.
Stairs are $25 a flight, a carry longer than 100 feet from the rig is $40, and heavy material like tile or roofing is $25 a yard extra. On a steep lot those come up more often than in town, so I write every extra down before I start. The full yard table is on the pricing page, and the junk removal cost guide shows how it compares.
13 Minutes Up I-70
Junk Removal in Genesee.
Genesee is the closest of the foothills jobs, about 13 minutes from the office. It runs a little differently from the rest of the mountain because of the Genesee Foundation. The Foundation's quarterly assessment, $652 a quarter when I checked, pays for trash and recycling pickup, an annual curbside chipping day, an annual pine needle pickup, and snow plowing on the private drives.
That covers a lot, and you should use it before you pay anyone. What it doesn't list is the bulky stuff: the old sectional, a garage that stopped holding cars, a basement full of boxes, the leftovers from a kitchen remodel, or a dead hot tub. That's the part I handle. A full 1-car garage cleanout is usually 6 to 8 yards, $449 to $599. When a house is being sold or settled, see estate cleanouts.
One Genesee rule worth knowing: the Foundation says any addition or change to the exterior of a home goes through its Architectural Review Committee. Hauling junk off the property doesn't change anything, but if taking out a hot tub also means rebuilding the deck under it, ask the Foundation first.
Checked September 2026 on the Genesee Foundation's Looking to Buy in Genesee page.
14 Minutes From the Office
Junk Removal on Lookout Mountain.
Lookout Mountain sits right above Golden, so a lot of it shares my 80401 ZIP. It's still a mountain job. The homes are spread out along winding roads, drives are long and often narrow, and the garage is sometimes below the house instead of beside it.
When you text me a photo of the junk, send one of the driveway too. It tells me where the trailer can stand and whether a carry will run past 100 feet. If you're down in town instead, see junk removal in Golden, CO, or farther east, junk removal in Denver.
Lookout Mountain and Idledale Share a Fire District
The Foothills Fire Protection District was formed on January 1, 1997, when three older districts joined: Mount Vernon, Idledale and Lookout Mountain. It covers Lookout Mountain, Idledale, El Rancho, Genesee Park and several nearby neighborhoods.
If you're clearing brush for defensible space, the Jefferson County slash yards below are open to you.
Hwy 74, Past Morrison
Kittredge and Idledale, Up Bear Creek Canyon.
Idledale and Kittredge sit along Highway 74 as it follows Bear Creek up the canyon from Morrison. Idledale is about 18 minutes from the office. Kittredge is about 27.
Canyon homes are tucked between the creek and the hillside, and the shoulder along 74 is narrow. People worry the trailer won't fit. It does: the trailer turns around fine on the Hwy 74 side roads, so the rig parks off the highway and close to your door, not on the shoulder.
A big wooded lot fills up in its own way: old fencing, deck boards, brush piles, stored furniture, and a garage of gear from years of living up here. Coming from lower down the creek? See junk removal in Morrison, 8 minutes from the office.
Off US-285
Junk Removal in Indian Hills.
Indian Hills is about 19 minutes from the office, up Parmalee Gulch Road off US-285. The jobs up here are the usual mountain mix: furniture, garage cleanouts, remodel leftovers, and brush that the fire department's chipper won't take.
Indian Hills Fire Rescue runs a free roadside chipping program, and if your branches fit its rules, use it. It's free. The rules are strict, though, and a lot of mitigation debris doesn't qualify.
What the IHFR Chipper Takes
- Piles no bigger than 4 feet wide, 4 feet high and 8 feet deep
- Branches up to 8 inches across and at least 3 feet long
- Piles placed where the truck can easily reach them, not in a ditch or culvert
What It Leaves Behind
Pine cones, pine needles, leaves and raked material, short pieces, roots, rotten wood, and piles that sit down a drive instead of by the road.
That leftover is what I haul, priced by the yard like everything else, along with anything that isn't wood at all.
Rules checked September 2026 on Indian Hills Fire Rescue's Free Roadside Chipping Program page. Sign up and check the season dates there.
26 Minutes Out
Evergreen Has Its Own Page.
Evergreen is the biggest town up here, so it gets its own page, with the neighborhoods, the drive and the details that only apply there. It's about 26 minutes from the office. Same pricing, same no-travel-fee rule.
When You're Not Here
Cabin and Second-Home Cleanouts.
A lot of foothills cleanouts are run by someone who lives out of state: a family cabin being sold, a parent's place being settled, a rental between tenants. You don't need to fly in for the junk part. Here's how it works.
- 1.Photos first. Text me photos of each room, the garage and the driveway. I reply with a price range, usually within 10 minutes during business hours.
- 2.Access. A lockbox, a door code, or a key with a neighbor or property manager. Tell me about gates and shared drives too.
- 3.An arrival window. You get one on every booking, and so does whoever is meeting me, if anyone is.
- 4.Your OK before I load. Once I've seen it on site, I text you the price and wait for your yes. Nothing goes on the trailer before that.
- 5.Photos after. When I'm done, you get photos of the emptied, swept rooms.
For a whole house, see house cleanouts and estate cleanouts. Mark anything that stays with a sticky note, and I leave it.
Wildfire Mitigation
Brush and Slash.
Defensible-space work leaves piles of limbs, brush and pine cones behind. Yes, I haul it, priced by the load like any other junk. Before you call me, check the public options, because some of them are cheap or free.
Jeffco SLASH Yards
$24 per 6-yard load, credit card only, open to residents and non-residents. In 2026 the Tincup Ridge yard at 101 Rooney Rd in Golden runs Fridays to Sundays through October 25. Clean slash only: no lumber, stumps or trash.
Evergreen Fire Rescue Chipping
For Evergreen Fire Protection District residents: $125 for five 5 x 5 x 5 foot piles, stacked within 5 feet of the road. EFR notes its vehicles may not reach steep or curvy driveways.
Genesee and Indian Hills
Genesee residents get an annual curbside chipping day through the Foundation. Indian Hills Fire Rescue chips roadside piles for free (rules above).
I'm the better fit when the piles sit down a steep drive, when the brush is mixed with old fencing or remodel scraps, when the chipping season has closed, or when you have no truck to haul it yourself. Not sure which fire district you're in? Evergreen Fire Rescue points people to their Jefferson County property tax record, which lists it. For the full rundown, see the brush and slash guide, or my yard waste removal page.
Checked September 2026: Jefferson County Slash Collection and its 2026 calendar, and the Evergreen Fire Rescue Chipping Program. SLASH yards can close for weather or capacity, so check before you load up.
Decks and Walk-Outs
Hot Tubs on Mountain Decks.
Foothills tubs tend to sit on a deck off the back of the house or on a walk-out level below it, which makes getting one out the hard part. I cut the shell down on site and carry the sections out, so the tub never has to come around the house in one piece.
It goes best when the tub is already drained and the power is off. A tub built into the deck, or covers and steps still in place, costs extra to take out, priced by access. The details and prices are on the hot tub removal page.
No Mountain Day
Honest Scheduling.
I don't make you wait for a once-a-week mountain day. My routes follow bookings, so a Genesee pickup can land between a Golden job and a Lakewood one. Same-day happens when the schedule is open, but I won't promise it until I've looked.
What I do promise is an arrival window on every booking. I'm working Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and Sunday by appointment.
Winter on I-70
From September 1 through May 31 each year, Colorado's Traction Law covers the I-70 Mountain Corridor between Dotsero and Morrison, which is the road to Genesee, Lookout Mountain and Evergreen. A snowstorm can turn a 13-minute drive into an hour. If weather is going to push me past your window, you hear from me before the window starts, and we pick a new time together.
Source: CDOT, Traction Law requirements.
Google Review
A Real Job Up the Hill.
This one is from a restaurant pickup in Evergreen on September 22, 2026. They called, I fit them in the same day, and this is what they wrote, word for word.
Every review, including the short ones, is on the reviews page.
Common Foothills Calls
What I Haul Down the Hill.
- Whole cabins and second homes before a sale
- Garages and basements full of years of gear. See basement cleanouts
- Remodel and deck-replacement debris. See construction debris removal
- Old fencing, brush and slash that didn't make the chipper
- Furniture and mattresses from rentals between guests
- Hot tubs, best drained and unplugged first
I don't take dirt, sod, paint or household chemicals.
Where It Lands
Where the Load Goes.
Most loads go to an STS transfer station, North in Denver or South in Englewood, whichever is on the route back down.
Good-condition items sometimes go to Goodwill or the Salvation Army, and big loads of scrap metal get recycled. Ask where your load went and you get a straight answer.
FAQ
Foothills Questions.
Do you come up to Genesee, Kittredge and Indian Hills?
Yes. Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Idledale, Kittredge, Indian Hills and Evergreen are all regular stops. They are 13 to 27 minutes from my office in Golden in free-flowing traffic. Conifer is about 32 minutes; ask, and I fit it in alongside other jobs where I can.
Do you charge a travel fee or a mountain surcharge?
No. There is no travel fee and no mountain or foothills surcharge. The only extra is for a truly remote or hard-access property, and that is quoted as access before I drive out, so you hear about it first.
What is the minimum charge for junk removal?
$149, which covers the first 2 cubic yards: one couch, a mattress and box spring, or a few small items. That is the minimum even for a single item. Each yard after that is a flat $75. If another hauler quotes you less, see what a $99 junk removal quote actually covers.
How much does junk removal cost in the foothills?
The same as in town: $149 for the first 2 cubic yards, then $75 a yard. A full 1-car garage usually runs $449 to $599. Stairs are $25 a flight, a carry over 100 feet is $40, and heavy material is $25 a yard extra. You approve the price on site before I start.
Why is junk removal so expensive in the mountains?
Often it's the drive: many haulers add a trip or mountain fee for the foothills. I don't. What sets my price is how many yards you have, plus stairs, long carries and heavy material, which come up more often on steep lots. Every extra is written down before I load anything.
What is the cheapest way to get rid of junk for free?
For branches, use the public programs first. Indian Hills Fire Rescue chips qualifying roadside piles for free, Genesee residents get an annual curbside chipping day, and the Jefferson County SLASH yards take a 6-yard load for $24. Good furniture can go to a donation center if you can haul it. For anything bigger, text me a photo.
Can your truck and trailer get up a steep or narrow drive?
Usually, yes. The trailer turns around fine on the Hwy 74 side roads, and most foothills drives are no problem. Send a photo of the drive with your photo of the junk. If the rig has to park more than 100 feet from the pile, the carry is $40, and a truly hard-access property is quoted before I drive out.
Do I need to be there for a cabin cleanout?
No. Text photos of each room and leave access with a lockbox, a code or a key with a neighbor. You still get an arrival window. Once I have seen it on site, I text you the price and wait for your OK before loading, then send photos of the emptied rooms when I am done.
Do you work in the foothills in winter?
Yes. From September 1 through May 31 the state Traction Law covers I-70 between Dotsero and Morrison, and storms can close roads. If weather is going to push me past your arrival window, I tell you before the window starts and we pick a new time.
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Text a photo of the pile and the address. I reply with a price, usually within 10 minutes during business hours, and every booking gets an arrival window.
(720) 689-3713
Mon to Sat 7am to 7pm, Sunday by appointment.
Price approved on site
No mountain surcharge
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