Golden State may refer to:
- California, a U.S. state known as "The Golden State"
- Golden State (album), by Bush
- Golden State (band), an indie rock band
- Golden State Baptist College, in Santa Clara, California
- Golden State (Disney California Adventure), one of the themed areas of Disney's California Adventure theme park
- The Golden State Warriors, a team in the National Basketball Association representing the San Francisco Bay Area from Oakland
- Golden State Airlines, an American airline
- Golden State (train), a named passenger train operating between Chicago and Los Angeles
- Golden State (schooner), a 1913 3-masted schooner built in Oakland, CA
- The Golden State (N2Deep album)
- The Golden State (Mia Doi Todd album), 2002
Famous quotes containing the words golden and/or state:
“Fondnesse it were for any being free,
To covet fetters, though they golden bee.”
—Edmund Spenser (1552?–1599)
“Tell [the next Miss America] she is taking on a great responsibility. A responsibility to herself, to her people, to the Miss American Pageant, the people of Atlantic City, her state and her nation. Tell her the country and the world will judge America by her.”
—Colleen Kay Hutchins (b. c. 1932)