
Members are reminded that any outside garbage, even that held very strong, locked containers, will attract bears. You may report bear incidents to the Colorado Department of Wildlife; the phone number of the Salida DOW office (the nearest to BLE) is 719-530-5520. The DOW site has PDF's on how to deal with bears and trash; use the site's internal search box: "bears in trash."
U.S. Forest Service Alerts (applies to BLE)
We have Starlink high-speed internet at both the Lodge and Cabins:
Lodge Network: BLE Lodge
Password: BLELODGE
Cabins Network: BLE Cabins
Password: BLECABINS
Click Here to reserve Cabins, Campsites and the Lodge
Caretaker
Hunter Peralta
719-257-3182
Empire Lodge Homeowners Association
585 Empire Valley Drive
Leadville CO 80461
Click here for the Board Document and full details | All Members, guests, family members, agents, contractors, vendors, and employees must close the lower and upper easement gates. Whoever opens the gate must close or wait until the next person closes. The ELHA member of records is responsible for violations by guests, family members, agents, contractors, vendors, and employees.
All offenses: $250 fine.
There may occasions, during the winter months, when the upper gate may be left open, but only when permission has been received from Jim Moyer. Signs on the upper gate will inform you when it can be open and when it must be closed. The bottom gate must be closed at all times.