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<strong>Official</strong><br />

<strong>Visitor</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />

Scenic Beauty<br />

Leadville - Twin Lakes <strong>Visitor</strong> Center<br />

PO Box 861<br />

Leadville, CO 80461<br />

Abundant Recreation<br />

History & Heritage<br />

Your Affordable<br />

Colorado Destination


Table of Contents<br />

Your adventure begins.<br />

You have friends in high places.<br />

With a down-to-earth, friendly outlook.<br />

Visit us for Rocky Mountain beauty, year-round<br />

recreation and authentic history in Leadville and Twin<br />

Lakes, Colorado.<br />

We're affordable, too! So you can stay longer...and do<br />

more.<br />

Welcome!<br />

Thanks for planning a vacation to Leadville and Twin<br />

Lakes. You’ll find helpful information in this guide and<br />

even more online at LeadvilleTwinLakes.com. Read on<br />

to learn more about what to expect. When you arrive,<br />

we think you'll feel right at home.<br />

Centrally located and<br />

closer than you think<br />

Summer<br />

With more than 300 days of sunshine annually, there’s<br />

always something here to explore and experience.<br />

Summertime in Leadville and Twin Lakes brings a<br />

bounty of blooming wildflowers, daytime temperatures<br />

in the mid-70s and cool, fresh air at night.<br />

Fall<br />

In the fall our mountains turn brilliant shades of<br />

yellow, gold and orange. Check out the turning of the<br />

aspen trees during a scenic drive, hike or bike; from our<br />

golf course or a historic train; while casting a line or on<br />

horseback.<br />

Winter & Spring<br />

Welcome!<br />

Abundant Recreation<br />

Heritage at Altitude<br />

Winter & Summer Maps<br />

Take a Pass to the Extraordinary: Scenic Beauty<br />

Lodging<br />

Restaurants & Bars<br />

Signature Events<br />

Additional Information<br />

A publication of the Lake County Tourism Panel. All content is the property of the Lake County Tourism Panel, with the exception of the maps on pages 16-19.<br />

Listings, dates and information was believed to be accurate at the time of publication, but may change. All rights reserved. ©2015.<br />

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You’ll feel a world away from city life, but our<br />

four-season destination is just 100 miles from Denver<br />

and 130 miles from Colorado Springs—a one-tank trip<br />

that’s easy on the budget and on the eyes. All the<br />

highways in Lake County are part of the Top of the<br />

Rockies Scenic and Historic Byway, one of the most<br />

beautiful drives in all of Colorado—if not the country.<br />

Charming downtown<br />

Harrison Avenue and the streets in downtown<br />

Leadville are lined with Victorian architecture,<br />

specialty shops, antique stores, restaurants and<br />

museums. Check out locally-made foods, clothing and<br />

artwork. Dining runs the gamut from a quick bite to a<br />

relaxing meal to slowly savor with friends and family.<br />

After dark, sidle up to the bar in an 1880s saloon,<br />

dance to live music or take a moonlight stroll through<br />

downtown.<br />

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What’s winter like in the highest-elevation city in<br />

North America? It means abundant, all-natural snow<br />

for downhill skiing and riding, and 50+ miles of free,<br />

groomed trails for Nordic skiing, hiking, snowshoeing,<br />

snow biking and snowmobiling. Our springtime<br />

visitors continue to enjoy the winter trails before the<br />

snowmelt. Backcountry skiing is abundant and there<br />

are various locations to enjoy it.<br />

Year-round<br />

Explore Leadville’s National Historic Landmark<br />

District, dusk walking tours and moonlight stargazing<br />

all year.<br />

Your friends in high places await your visit. See you<br />

very soon for your el-e-vacation in Leadville and Twin<br />

Lakes!


Abundant Recreation<br />

Sunshine, fresh air and mountains as far as the eye can see.<br />

Ride<br />

Race<br />

Clear, sparkling rivers, streams and lakes for fishing, floating and<br />

paddling.<br />

Enjoy trails that range from short and easy enough for beginners, to<br />

what may well be the most challenging endurance courses in the world.<br />

Visit our family-oriented ski resort and golf course that are both best<br />

described as friendly, affordable and beautifully maintained. These are<br />

just a few of the reasons travelers come from around the globe to play,<br />

train and compete in Leadville and Twin Lakes.<br />

Ride on. So many choices! Ride a bike on the roads, on<br />

the trails or in the snow, or a horse, a snowmobile, a<br />

sled pulled by dogs or an ATV through the San Isabel<br />

and White River National Forests. Or ride a<br />

motorcycle on winding country roads. Road cyclists<br />

love the challenging beauty of Independence Pass and<br />

the Turquoise Lake routes. Ride a green, blue or black<br />

diamond run at Ski Cooper. You can even sit back,<br />

relax and take a ride on a stagecoach or the historic<br />

Leadville Railroad.<br />

Play<br />

Against the clock or against your fellow athletes, test<br />

your mettle here. In addition to the epic Leadville Race<br />

Series 100-mile and 50-mile foot and mountain bike<br />

races, there are 5ks and 10ks, fun runs, paintball<br />

biathlons, triathlons and marathons. Race on skis,<br />

snowshoes or snow bikes. Watch skiers pulled by<br />

cowboys on horseback race down snow-packed<br />

Harrison Avenue during the annual ski joring weekend.<br />

Fore! Mt. Massive Golf Course is the highest course in<br />

North America, where a ball flies further! Surrounded<br />

by snow-capped mountains and forest, the greens rival<br />

those at high-end resorts. You won’t find the attitude<br />

or the high prices here, but you will find a peaceful,<br />

laid-back course that welcomes players of all ages and<br />

abilities. Also find golf cart and club rentals, lessons, a<br />

grill and a pro shop. In winter, the greens transform<br />

into groomed ski trails, where well-behaved canine<br />

companions are welcome to come and enjoy the<br />

experience, too.<br />

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Ski or Ride<br />

The runs are long and the lines are short. The Ski<br />

Cooper Chicago Ridge ski area is family-friendly and<br />

fun, with lessons for all skill levels, plus equipment<br />

rentals and childcare. It's a community-owned ski area<br />

just nine miles from downtown Leadville, offering<br />

snowcat skiing on Chicago Ridge in addition to its<br />

conventional chairlift runs. Grab a bite to eat or a<br />

drink at the lodge and listen to live music on the deck.<br />

There are also more than 50+ miles of free, groomed<br />

trails for Nordic and cross-country skiing,<br />

snowmobiling, snowshoeing and snow biking in and<br />

around Leadville. In fact, this is the go-to destination<br />

for winter bike racing in Colorado. Leadville was one<br />

of the first places in the nation to embrace this<br />

up-and-coming sport.<br />

Hike<br />

Lace up the hiking boots and choose your path. There<br />

really are trails that are right for everyone, whether you<br />

are on a quest to spot wildflowers at a leisurely pace,<br />

check a Fourteener off your bucket list or follow the<br />

Continental Divide and Colorado Trails, which follow<br />

the same route through Lake County.<br />

Skate, Sled & Soar<br />

You can soar into town at the Leadville-Lake County<br />

Airport, the highest-elevation airport in North<br />

America, or soar over the treetops on a zipline. In the<br />

winter, pack up the kids and the tubes and come on up<br />

for free, family fun soaring and sliding down Dutch<br />

Henri Sledding Hill. (Rent tubes on the weekends if<br />

you don’t have your own.) Soar around and around at<br />

the 30,000-square-foot Leiter Ice Skating Rink, one of<br />

the best deals you’ll find.<br />

Catch<br />

Catch…your limit! A 102-mile stretch of the Arkansas<br />

River, which has its headwaters in and runs through<br />

Lake County, has recently achieved Gold Medal status;<br />

that means it’s one of the best trout-fishing spots in the<br />

country. Or, cast a line on the shore or from a boat at<br />

Turquoise or Twin Lakes, at Hayden or Forebay<br />

Reservoirs or any number of smaller high alpine lakes<br />

and streams. Try a different spot every day of your stay!<br />

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Splash<br />

Fishing isn’t the only way to enjoy our clean, cool<br />

waters. You can ride the rapids on the Arkansas River,<br />

America’s most-popular whitewater rafting river, and<br />

book your trip right here in Leadville. Or rent a kayak,<br />

canoe or stand up paddle surfboard and row around<br />

Turquoise Lake or Twin Lakes. There are guided boat<br />

tours to the Interlaken Resort at Twin Lakes. And you<br />

can splish and splash at the Lake County Aquatic<br />

Center’s indoor pool and water slide, or relax in the<br />

hot tub and sauna.<br />

Escape<br />

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Escape...into the backcountry. Hike or ski to a yurt or<br />

one of a dozen 10th Mountain Division Huts that are<br />

located near Leadville, or pitch a tent in a secluded<br />

national forest campsite. With more than 188,000<br />

acres of national forest and Bureau of Land<br />

Management lands spread over 368 square miles, it’s<br />

not hard to find your own little piece of heaven. Stock<br />

up on food and supplies right here in Leadville.<br />

Bookend a multi-day backcountry adventure, at its<br />

beginning and end, with a stay in a hotel, motel, B&B,<br />

condo or vacation rental in Leadville or Twin<br />

Lakes—for an ideal combination of roughing it—and<br />

indulging in the charm and comfort of town. (That<br />

shower and hot meal are deluxe after a couple days in<br />

the hinterlands!)


Things to do<br />

Live it up!<br />

Museums & Historic Tours<br />

Activities - Summer & Fall<br />

2 Mile Hi Ski Do-ATV Rentals<br />

Archery<br />

Four Wheel Drives-Various access points<br />

Colorado Fly Fishing <strong>Guide</strong>s<br />

Cycles of Life Bike Shop<br />

Halfmoon Packing & Outfitting<br />

Huck Finn Skatepark<br />

Lake County Aquatic Center<br />

Leadville Community Market<br />

Leadville Railroad<br />

Leadville National Fish Hatchery<br />

Mineral Belt Trail<br />

Mountain Climbing & Hiking<br />

Mt. Massive Golf Course<br />

Pottery<br />

Rock Climbing<br />

Safari Tours at the Delaware Hotel<br />

Shooting Range<br />

Top of the Rockies Zip Line<br />

Twin Lakes Canoe & Kayak<br />

Twin Lakes Interlaken Boat Tours<br />

Activities - Winter & Spring<br />

Alpine Adventures Dog Sledding<br />

Winterhawk Dogsled Adventures<br />

Dutch Henri Tubing Hill<br />

Lake County Aquatic Center<br />

Leiter Ice Rink<br />

Mineral Belt Trail<br />

Ice Fishing-Multiple Locations<br />

Nordic Skiing-Mt. Massive Golf Course<br />

Nordic Skiing-Tennessee Pass Nordic Center<br />

Nordic Skiing-Multiple Locations<br />

Ski Cooper Chicago Ridge<br />

Snowmobiling-Leadville Ski Country<br />

Snowmobiling-White Mountain Tours<br />

Snowshoeing-Tennessee Pass Nordic Center<br />

Snowshoeing-Multiple Locations<br />

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Address<br />

1719 Poplar St., Leadville<br />

South of Leadville at the end of CR 23A<br />

Ranger Station, Hwy 24 S.<br />

711 Harrison Ave., Leadville<br />

309 Harrison Ave., Leadville<br />

1100 E. Tennessee Rd., Leadville<br />

505 W 5th St., Leadville<br />

1000 W. 6th St., Leadville<br />

First Mountain Bank community parking lot<br />

326 E. 7th St., Leadville<br />

C.R. 300, Leadville<br />

Various access points<br />

Various access points<br />

CR 4, Leadville<br />

Fire On the Mountain, 715 Harrison Ave.<br />

Various sites, degrees of difficulty<br />

700 Harrison Ave., Leadville<br />

At the end of County Road 45<br />

6492 Hwy 91, Leadville<br />

Hwy 82, Twin Lakes<br />

5.3 miles west on Hwy 82, Twin Lakes<br />

21767 Hwy 24 W.<br />

Junction of Hwy 91 and Hwy 24<br />

915 US Hwy 24 S.<br />

1000 W. 6th St., Leadville<br />

5th St. & Leiter St., Leadville<br />

Various access points<br />

Twin Lakes, Turquoise Lake<br />

259 CR5, Leadville<br />

9 mi. north of Leadville - Hwy 24<br />

9 mi. north of Leadville - Hwy 24<br />

116 E. 9th St.<br />

6492 Hwy 91, Leadville<br />

9 mi. north of Leadville - Hwy 24<br />

Phone<br />

719-486-1183<br />

719-486-7484<br />

719-486-3900<br />

866-908-7547<br />

719-486-5533<br />

719-486-4570<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-6986<br />

719-293-4742<br />

866-386-3936<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-6670<br />

719-486-2071<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-1418<br />

719-486-7486<br />

970-668-5323<br />

719-251-9961<br />

866-936-3654<br />

719-486-9899<br />

719-486-1336<br />

719-427-0999<br />

719-486-6986<br />

719-427-0099<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-2176<br />

719-486-8114<br />

719-486-3900<br />

719-486-2277<br />

800-500-5323<br />

800-247-7238<br />

719-486-8114<br />

Website<br />

2milehiskidoo.com<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/facilities<br />

alpineskiandsport.com<br />

cyclesoflifepb.com<br />

halfmoonpacking.com<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/facilities<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/LakeCountyPool<br />

leadville-train.com<br />

fws.gov/leadville/<br />

mineralbelttrail.com<br />

bitly.com/hiking_climbing<br />

mtmassivegolf.com<br />

firemountainleadville.com<br />

http://www.fs.usda.gov/activity/psicc/recreation/climbing<br />

delawarehotel.com<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/<br />

topoftherockieszipline.com<br />

www.twinlakesinterlakenboattours.com<br />

alpineadventuresdogsledding.com<br />

winterhawkdogsledadv.com/<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/facilities<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/LakeCountyPool<br />

lakecountyco.com/recreation/facilities<br />

mineralbelttrail.com<br />

mtmassivegolf.com<br />

tennesseepass.com/nordic-center<br />

leadvilletrails.com<br />

skicooper.com<br />

whitemountainsnowmobiletours.com<br />

tennesseepass.com/nordic-center<br />

leadvilletrails.com<br />

Additional Information<br />

See the list of museums on pages 13-15 for hours of operation, phone numbers and websites<br />

Half & Full Day ATV rentals<br />

Rocky Mtn. Bowmen Archery Range<br />

Turquoise Lake, Twin Lakes, Crystal, Emerald & high mountain lakes; Arkansas River<br />

Rentals, demos, sales, service & trail information<br />

Horseback, wagon & stagecoach rides,wilderness trips<br />

Indoor pool open year round, water slide & spa<br />

Saturdays 9 – 2 pm, Aug 22 – Sept. 19<br />

Daily, May-Oct.<br />

Self-guided tours, hiking, picnic tables, grills<br />

Non-motorized paved 12-mile trail around Leadville. Dogs must be on a leash.<br />

Trails maps at the Chamber of Commerce & Leadville Ranger Station<br />

Paint and fire pre-made pottery pieces<br />

Narrated, hosted tours about Leadville's most requested topics<br />

Side-by-side 850-foot zip line; combine rails, rafting & lunch for ultimate tour<br />

Boat trip to Interlaken, canoe & kyak rentals<br />

Two-hour boat tours including walking tour of Interlaken resort<br />

<strong>Guide</strong>d tours<br />

Winter, summer & fall tours<br />

Free with your own tube. Tube rentals available on weekends - 11 a.m.-5 p.m.<br />

Indoor pool open year round, water slide & spa<br />

Skate rentals, snack bar & warming hut. Open 3:30 - 9p.m. daily, conditions permitting<br />

Groomed 12-mile trail for Nordic skiing, snowshoeing, biking, hiking<br />

Contact Leadville Ranger Station<br />

Groomed trails, rentals, lessons<br />

Groomed trails and interactive maps<br />

400 acres of affordable terrain. Rentals, lessons, Chicago Ridge snowcat tours<br />

Snowmobile tours<br />

Snowmobile rentals<br />

Groomed trails, rentals, lessons<br />

Groomed trails and interactive maps<br />

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Heritage at Altitude<br />

We're Colorado's historic gem.<br />

Welcome to the Old West! Leadville may well be the West’s most<br />

authentic mining town, with a vivid Colorado heritage of wild contrasts: mining wealth and<br />

high-falutin' residents, to the down-and-out; incredible luck to devastating misfortune.<br />

“Chicken Bill” Lovell, “Broken Nose” Scotty, “Big<br />

Nose” Kate and Soapy Smith are all part of Leadville’s<br />

colorful cast of characters. Mary Foote, the real-life<br />

inspiration for Wallace Stegner's Pulitzer<br />

Prize-winning novel "Angle of Repose" was a resident.<br />

Teddy Roosevelt also paid visits to Leadville, and<br />

Ulysses S. Grant arrived on the first train to Leadville.<br />

Gunslinger-gambler-dentist Doc Holliday was one of<br />

the most legendary visitors to Leadville. Conflicting<br />

accounts of his story abound, but records indicate that<br />

he shot and wounded Bill Allen in August 1884; the<br />

last man on record shot by Holliday.<br />

The 1893 repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act<br />

spelled ruin for Horace Tabor and more. Local<br />

businessmen decided to combat the downturn of the<br />

economy by building the incredible Ice Palace during<br />

the winter of 1895-1896. The magnitude and ambition<br />

of this project is legion: it required 5,000 tons of ice to<br />

be cut from the nearby lakes and it featured life-sized<br />

sculptures of prospectors and burros, a skating rink<br />

and a “gallery of commerce” with frozen produce, beer<br />

and more. A Crystal Carnival, with parade and<br />

fireworks, lit up the town as well.<br />

It started back in 1860, when gold was discovered in<br />

California Gulch. Eight thousand prospectors soon<br />

arrived, and within five years, more than $4 million in<br />

gold was found using sluice boxes and pan — more<br />

than at any other site in Colorado at the time.<br />

The gold played out, but was quickly followed by the<br />

silver boom. By 1880, Leadville had more than 30,000<br />

residents, innumerable stores, hotels, boarding houses<br />

and, of course, more than 100 saloons, dance halls,<br />

gambling joints and brothels.<br />

An upper class developed alongside the silver boom.<br />

Horace Tabor, who owned a general mercantile store<br />

with his first wife Augusta, invested in mining with<br />

incredible success. He built and opened the lavish<br />

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Tabor Opera House, banks and hotels. Other brilliant<br />

financial careers began in Leadville, too: Charles<br />

Boettcher, David May, the Guggenheims, Marshall<br />

Field, W.B. Daniels, Jesse McDonald and James V.<br />

Dexter are a few. In its heyday Leadville was one of the<br />

most sophisticated and modern cities in the world, and<br />

was even a contender to become Colorado's state<br />

capitol.<br />

Lots of famous figures lived in and visited Leadville.<br />

Margaret “Molly” Brown arrived as a teenager in the<br />

early 1880s, working as a seamstress in a dry goods<br />

store. She married J.J. Brown and became the<br />

“Unsinkable” Molly Brown, survivor of the Titanic.<br />

Marshal Martin Duggan, Texas Jack, Buffalo Bill,<br />

Mining was not the only interest that the nation had in<br />

Leadville. In 1889, Congress established a national fish<br />

hatchery on the east side of Mt. Massive. It’s now the<br />

oldest fish hatchery west of the Mississippi River, with<br />

free tours and access to trails. Families love the new<br />

picnic shelter and playground at this historic site.<br />

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Mining continued, with zinc, lead and copper. The<br />

industry’s last great resurgence came in 1918 with the<br />

opening of the massive Climax Molybdenum Mine<br />

north of Leadville, now once again in operation,<br />

supplying the world with molybdenum for<br />

manufacturing.<br />

In 1942, Camp Hale was established 17 miles north of<br />

Leadville as a training site for ski troopers for the 10th<br />

Mountain Division of the U.S. Army. During training,<br />

Leadville was a slice of civility for troops on leave. After<br />

World War II, many of these ski troopers returned to<br />

the state and were instrumental in the development of<br />

the Colorado ski industry. Following the war, Ski


Cooper, pioneered by these soldiers, opened to the<br />

public as a family-friendly ski area for locals and<br />

visitors alike.<br />

Just 15 minutes from Leadville lies the historic village<br />

of Twin Lakes, a busy mountain transportation hub<br />

between Aspen and Leadville during the gold rush days<br />

with its hotel, general store, blacksmith shop and<br />

schoolhouse. The Interlaken Resort originally opened<br />

in 1897 and eventually grew into a 100-acre complex<br />

that included a lodge, cabin, dance pavilion, servants’<br />

quarters, stable and hexagonal outhouse! To get there,<br />

take a boat tour across the lake, or if you have time,<br />

take the two-mile hike around the lake.<br />

Today, Leadville and Twin Lakes have preserved an<br />

astonishing history. Explore and experience it at eight<br />

museums and two National Historic Districts. <strong>Guide</strong>d<br />

and self-guided walking and driving tours of<br />

downtown, the Evergreen Cemetery and the historic<br />

mining district are available. There are also two<br />

festivals, Ski Joring in March and Boom Days in<br />

August that you won’t want to miss: book lodging early<br />

for these events.<br />

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Evergreen Cemetery<br />

Many people came and went during Leadville’s boom,<br />

and many died and were buried here. Evergreen<br />

Cemetery, located at McWethy Drive and James Street,<br />

is a grand turn-of-the-century Victorian cemetery.<br />

About 17,000 souls have been laid to rest in plots,<br />

some adorned with expensive wrought iron enclosures<br />

and elaborate headstones. But Leadville also had its<br />

share of the homeless and destitute, buried in the free<br />

sections of the cemetery in graves with no markers, or<br />

wood markers that are still intact but unreadable.<br />

Countless headstones of children and babies who died<br />

at a tender age are a reminder of the harsh conditions<br />

that existed here in the late 1800s.<br />

Two of the most famous residents of Evergreen<br />

Cemetery are: "Texas Jack" Omohundro, co-founder of<br />

Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and Marshal George<br />

O'Connor, the first Leadville lawman killed in the line<br />

of duty in 1878. Other notable grave sites are the<br />

Homestake Avalanche Memorial, a testament to ten<br />

miners who were killed at the mine in 1885, and the Red<br />

Mausoleum which contains the remains of the Teller<br />

family, each in a hermetically sealed glass-top coffin.<br />

Museums & More<br />

Museums – No big surprise<br />

for one of the most historic cities in<br />

Colorado, Leadville has eight attractions<br />

within its historic district. You will want to<br />

see all, so stop by the Leadville - Twin Lakes<br />

<strong>Visitor</strong> Center at 809 Harrison Avenue to<br />

purchase a Passport good for discounted<br />

admissions during the summer months.<br />

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National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum<br />

120 W. 9th St. • 719-486-1229<br />

Housed in Leadville's old high school building, it is the<br />

showcase of American mining. Called "The<br />

Smithsonian of the West," visitors are always impressed<br />

by the detailed dioramas depicting the early days of<br />

mining, walk-through replicas of underground mines,<br />

a fabulous collection of minerals and much more. Kids<br />

will love the exhibit of everyday things and how mining<br />

plays a role in their manufacture.<br />

www.mininghalloffame.org. Open 9 am to 5 pm daily<br />

(closed Monday late Nov-early May).<br />

Matchless Mine<br />

1 ¼ miles on E. 7th St. • 719-486-1229<br />

This mine was at the heart of the Tabor fortune. Upon<br />

his death, Horace Tabor left the mine to his second<br />

wife, Baby Doe. She lost the mine in 1927 to satisfy her<br />

debts, but remained living in an old cabin on the site.<br />

After a blizzard in 1935, some neighbors noticed that<br />

no smoke was coming out of the chimney and found<br />

the body of Baby Doe frozen on the floor.<br />

www.mininghalloffame.org.<br />

Open daily noon-5pm, late May-late Sept.


The Tabor Opera House<br />

308 Harrison Ave. • 719-486-8409<br />

Built in 1879 by Horace Tabor, the opera house was<br />

once billed as the finest theatre between St. Louis and<br />

San Francisco, and had many famous people perform<br />

on its stage including Harry Houdini, John Philip<br />

Sousa, Oscar Wilde and Anna Held. No expense was<br />

spared on the building and its furnishings. Around the<br />

turn of the century there were 150 opera houses in the<br />

State of Colorado; today there are only eight.<br />

taboroperahouse.com<br />

Museum open Fridays and Saturdays in July and Aug.<br />

Healy House Museum<br />

912 Harrison Ave. • 719-486-0487<br />

Discover two of Leadville's earliest houses for a glimpse<br />

of life in a booming silver-mining town. Dexter Cabin<br />

and Healy House feature lavish Victorian furniture,<br />

including objects belonging to Horace and Augusta<br />

Tabor. You can have questions about Leadville<br />

yesterday and today answered by the knowledgeable<br />

staff and tour the Victorian garden.<br />

bit.ly/Healy-House-Dexter-Cabin<br />

Open daily, May 22-Oct.11, 10am-4:30pm.<br />

Heritage Museum<br />

102 E. 9th St. • 719-486-1878<br />

Andrew Carnegie donated funds to Leadville for the<br />

establishment of its first library, which is now the home<br />

of the Heritage Museum. The museum houses a fine<br />

collection of Leadville memorabilia—Victorian<br />

furniture, mining and boomtown miscellany. View the<br />

scale model replica of the world’s largest Palace of Ice<br />

built in Leadville in 1896, the display of photographs and<br />

mementos of the 10th Mountain Division at Camp Hale.<br />

leadvilleheritagemuseum.com<br />

Open daily 10am-5pm, May-Oct.<br />

Temple Israel<br />

201 W. 4th St • 303-709-7050 or 719-486-3625<br />

Built in 1884, this is the oldest of the area's frontier<br />

synagogues. After a fire in 2006, the building was<br />

historically restored to near original condition and<br />

now serves as a museum that documents life during<br />

that era for Jewish pioneers.<br />

jewishleadville.org. Open daily 10:30 am-6 pm May 15-Oct. 15, 2015.<br />

Open by appointment year-round; call ahead to arrange a tour.<br />

Tabor Home<br />

116 East 5th St. • 719-486-7368<br />

The home of Horace Tabor and his first wife, Augusta,<br />

was built around 1877 and moved from its original site<br />

on Harrison Avenue to its present location to make<br />

room for the Tabor Opera House. Horace and Augusta<br />

lived in the house until 1881 when Horace left Augusta<br />

for his mistress Baby Doe and never regained his<br />

prestige as a result. Augusta, Leadville's "First Lady,"<br />

had great courage, superhuman endurance and unusual<br />

business acumen. A dozen years after the sensational<br />

divorce that broke her heart, she died a millionaire. In<br />

that very same year, Horace Tabor was bankrupt.<br />

Open May 23-Labor Day, Open Daily<br />

House with the Eye Museum<br />

127 W. 4th St. • 719-427-0895<br />

Famed for its “eye,” the stained glass window tucked<br />

under an arched eave, this is an example of<br />

architectural whimsy popular in the late 1880s.<br />

<strong>Visitor</strong>s can see how more prominent Leadvillites<br />

furnished their homes during the city’s<br />

turn-of-the-century heyday. Amidst Victorian<br />

furnishings are the original nooses from all of<br />

Leadville’s legal hangings.<br />

Open daily 10am-4pm in summer<br />

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Map<br />

Leadville Mining District Groomed Winter Trails<br />

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Map<br />

City of Leadville<br />

To I-70 (Vail)<br />

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91<br />

To I-70 (Copper Mtn.)<br />

Evans Gulch<br />

Little Evans Gulch<br />

1. Delane St<br />

2. Mt. Homestake<br />

3. Mt. Elbert Dr.<br />

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Map Needed<br />

Mountain View Dr.<br />

Lincoln<br />

W. 17th<br />

Mt. Massive Dr.<br />

James<br />

Ridge View Dr.<br />

St.<br />

Loomis St.<br />

Front St.<br />

3.<br />

Mt.<br />

St.<br />

James St.<br />

Traver Dr.<br />

Mt. Bar tlett Dr.<br />

Mt. Sher man Dr.<br />

Mt. Oxf ord Dr.<br />

Mt. Harv ard Dr.<br />

Mt. Colum bia Dr.<br />

Mt. Yale Dr.<br />

Mt. Princeton Dr.<br />

10th St.<br />

Maple St.<br />

Vendome Ave.<br />

1.<br />

LeiterSt.<br />

Maple St.<br />

2.<br />

W. 4th St.<br />

W. 3rd St.<br />

CR 6<br />

E.17th St.<br />

Spruce St.<br />

E.16th St.<br />

Pine St.<br />

Elm St.<br />

E.15th St.<br />

E. 14th St.<br />

Poplar St.<br />

E. 13th St.<br />

E. 11 th St.<br />

E. 10 th St.<br />

W.9 th St. E .9 th St.<br />

Poplar St.<br />

Plum St.<br />

Oak St.<br />

Hemlock St.<br />

W. 8th St. E. 8 th St.<br />

W. 2nd St.<br />

W.12th St. E.12 th St.<br />

W. 7 th St. E. 7th St.<br />

CR 8A<br />

CR 2<br />

Alder St.<br />

Orange St.<br />

W. 6 th St. E. 6th St.<br />

W. 5 th St.<br />

E.4th St.<br />

Chestnut St.<br />

Harrison Ave.<br />

California Gulch<br />

St. Louis Ave.<br />

Toledo Ave.<br />

Monroe St.<br />

Hazel St.<br />

E. 3rd St.<br />

E. 2nd St.<br />

Ash St.<br />

Ash St.<br />

E. 5 th St.<br />

Fryer St.<br />

CR 3<br />

CR 1<br />

ROAD CLASSIFICATION<br />

Primary Highway<br />

Main Roads<br />

Light Duty Roads<br />

Dirt Road<br />

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Take a Pass to the Extraordinary:<br />

Scenic Beauty<br />

Take the Road Less Traveled<br />

“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—<br />

I took the one less traveled by,<br />

And that has made all the difference.”<br />

- Robert Frost<br />

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Time spent enjoying nature is time well spent. If you’re looking for the road less<br />

traveled and longing to be inspired by majestic mountains and pristine wilderness,<br />

it’s high time you paid us a visit.<br />

Stay for the weekend, or the week, in Leadville or Twin Lakes as your headquarters<br />

to take in all of the sights. The smallest crowds and best deals can be found<br />

mid-week. You’re going to want to remember these views and share them with your<br />

friends. So, pack the camera and an extra memory card, and get ready to be wowed.<br />

Read on for ten not-to-miss attractions, activities and sites, along with some<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips for getting the best photos.<br />

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1. Top of the Rockies National Scenic and Historic<br />

Byway – This paved, 115-mile scenic byway is one of<br />

just 53 in the nation. While you’re here, take the drive<br />

in both directions for two entirely different views!<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: Pull over at the base of Tennessee<br />

Pass and hike to the historic site of Camp Hale. The<br />

training site for the 10th Mountain Division during<br />

World War II, Camp Hale is an excellent place for<br />

watchable wildlife, including foxes, deer and elk; U.S.<br />

24 south of Leadville is a good place to spot pronghorn<br />

antelope, bighorn sheep, moose and jaw-dropping<br />

views of the Collegiate Peaks. Always find a safe spot to<br />

pull off the road.<br />

2. On the trails — Landscape and wilderness<br />

photography is unrivaled around Leadville and Twin<br />

Lakes. Get off the roads and on the trails to find the<br />

spots that others might miss. More than 188,000 acres<br />

of national forest and Bureau of Land Management<br />

land will keep you busy for days!<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: The Timberline Lake Trail is a<br />

five-mile hike that’s suitable for beginners. The Leadville<br />

National Fish Hatchery has a one-mile loop, the<br />

Evergreen Lakes Nature Trail, with interpretive signs<br />

that identify flora and fauna. There are five trails that<br />

access the famed 500-mile Colorado Trail, including<br />

access from Twin Lakes and the Mt. Massive Trail.<br />

3. Mineral Belt Trail – You can hike, bike, ski and<br />

snowshoe this 11.6-mile, non-motorized trail that<br />

loops downtown Leadville and the outlying areas.<br />

You’ll be in awe of the Sawatch and Mosquito<br />

mountain range views, wildflower meadows, conifer<br />

forests and major historical sites.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: You can explore California Gulch<br />

and the mining district from this trail, which is paved<br />

and ADA-accessible.<br />

4. Historic Mining District – The Route of the Silver<br />

Kings leads visitors on a driving tour through the<br />

historic mining district surrounding Leadville. This<br />

tour of mines, ghost towns and mining camps begins<br />

downtown at Monroe St. and Harrison Ave. It takes a<br />

few hours to complete by car.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: Maps and souvenir booklets are<br />

available at the Leadville-Twin Lakes <strong>Visitor</strong> Center.<br />

5. Chicago Ridge - Soak in spectacular scenery along<br />

the Continental Divide as a cozy snowcat takes you to<br />

12,600 feet. The slopes in this backcountry area,<br />

roughly the size of Vail's Back Bowls at 2,600 acres,<br />

vary from 3,000 to 10,000 feet in length with vertical<br />

drops up to 2,000 feet per run in abundant, all-natural<br />

snow. Chicago Ridge Snowcat Tours is one of the<br />

longest continuously operating backcountry ski<br />

touring operations in the world; don't miss this<br />

one-of-a-kind adventure.<br />

skicooper.com/snowcat-skiing<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: If backcountry skiing and<br />

snowboarding aren't for you, take a two-hour tour in<br />

the snowcat and take home some amazing photos of a<br />

dozen peaks and panoramas from this high-altitude<br />

vantage point.<br />

6. Turquoise Lake – This peaceful mountain lake is a<br />

locals’ favorite for fishing, hiking, camping— and even<br />

stand up paddle boarding in the summer; for ice<br />

fishing, snowmobiling, snowshoeing and Nordic skiing<br />

in the winter.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tip: Get some shots at the lake, and<br />

then get a birds’-eye view of this pristine blue-water<br />

phenomenon on a horseback ride through the San<br />

Isabel and White River National Forests.<br />

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7. Mt. Elbert and Mt. Massive – At 14,440 and<br />

14, 421 feet respectively, these are the two highest<br />

peaks in Colorado. Not only that, but they lay claim as<br />

highest peaks in the Rocky Mountains! They provide<br />

the stunning backdrop for much of what you’ll see<br />

while you’re here, whether you’re driving, strolling<br />

through downtown or out on the trails.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: Both of these “Fourteeners” are<br />

non-technical hikes and therefore rated as "easy" by<br />

Fourteener standards, but all hikers should be prepared<br />

for the high altitude and rapid changes in the weather.<br />

Stop by the Leadville Forest Service District Office on<br />

Highway 24 just south of Leadville to make sure you’re<br />

prepared before starting out. If summiting one of these<br />

peaks isn’t for you, they can be photographed from<br />

different angles throughout Lake County.<br />

These are just a few ideas to get you<br />

started. At night, tuck yourself in for a<br />

good night’s sleep at one of our several<br />

inns, hotels, motels, B&Bs, cabins,<br />

condos and vacation rentals—or even a<br />

yurt! Then start your adventure anew<br />

tomorrow. As your status as an<br />

el-e-vacationer soars, you’ll find photo<br />

opportunities around every corner and<br />

with each new step.<br />

8. Twin Lakes – No matter the season, this stunning<br />

panoramic view is one of the most beautiful and<br />

among the most-photographed spots in Colorado.<br />

Glacial lakes are ringed by rugged, snow-capped<br />

Fourteeners, lush evergreen forests and quaking aspen<br />

groves.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: Explore the lakes on kayaks or on<br />

a guided boat tour to the historic Interlaken Resort,<br />

which can also be reached by trail on the south side of<br />

the lakes. Picnic on the banks, and then walk the paths<br />

through the Historic Twin Lakes Village.<br />

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9. Independence Pass – This winding mountain road<br />

links Twin Lakes and Aspen during the warmer<br />

months, usually from Memorial Day Weekend through<br />

October depending on the weather. Paved trails at the<br />

summit offer spectacular views.<br />

El-e-vacationers' tips: There are many trailheads on the<br />

pass. Bring water, snacks, maps and a compass, and<br />

dress for altitude on the highest paved pass in North<br />

America: layers, a waterproof jacket, a hat and<br />

sunscreen. On the west (Aspen) side of the pass,<br />

discover Independence Ghost Town, a silver mining<br />

settlement from the late 1870s.<br />

10. Fall Foliage<br />

Just when you think it can’t get any prettier up here,<br />

Mother Nature works her magic, and fall makes its way<br />

into the high country. Subtle shades of yellow start to<br />

appear here and there throughout the lush, green<br />

forests. Early snowfall tops off the mountain peaks.<br />

With each new day, more yellow appears, then gold,<br />

brilliant orange and occasional highlights of deep red.<br />

The aspen leaves quake with every breeze, making the<br />

mountainsides shimmer with color. The sun shines<br />

down from a brilliant, bluebird Colorado sky. Take a<br />

deep breath and remember this view forever.<br />

Spend a few days here to take it all in. The Top of the<br />

Rockies National Scenic and Historic Byway, which<br />

includes all of the highways in Lake County, should be<br />

at the top of your list for must-do fall drives. Make<br />

reservations for a ride on the Leadville Railroad. Bike<br />

the Mineral Belt Trail. Hike to the historic 1880s<br />

Interlaken Resort at Twin Lakes. And don’t forget<br />

Independence Pass; there’s a reason it was named “One<br />

of America’s Prettiest Fall Drives” by Forbes.com.<br />

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Lodging<br />

Stay here so you can play here<br />

Make Leadville or Twin Lakes the hub for your<br />

mountain getaway. Whether you prefer a comfy B&B, a<br />

beautifully restored Victorian hotel, a rustic cabin<br />

tucked away in the woods, a historic lodge, a motel with<br />

all of the modern conveniences, a campsite or a vacation<br />

rental that’s suited for groups large or small, we’ve got<br />

you covered. Facilities for meetings and events are also<br />

available at Colorado Mountain College Timberline<br />

Campus, The National Mining Hall of Fame and<br />

Mining Museum, and some hotels and motels. Our<br />

affordability makes it possible to stay longer, so go<br />

ahead and book an extra day or two. Call today!<br />

Backcountry<br />

Leadville Backcountry<br />

Rocky Mountain Recreation<br />

Tennessee Pass Yurts<br />

Tenth Mountain Division Hut Assn.<br />

Backcountry<br />

Various<br />

Hwy 24 north of Leadville<br />

Various<br />

719-486-0092<br />

661-702-1420<br />

719-486-8114<br />

970-925-5775<br />

leadvillebackcountry.com<br />

rockymountainrec.com<br />

tennesseepass.com<br />

hutsd.org<br />

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Leadville<br />

Property<br />

Alps Motel<br />

Breese Cabin<br />

Buckeye Cabin<br />

Columbine Inn & Suites<br />

Crooked Finger Lodge<br />

Davis House Guest Apartments<br />

Delaware Hotel<br />

Eagles Rest Lodge<br />

Governor's Mansion Guest Suites<br />

Grand WestVillage Resort<br />

Holt Guest House<br />

Leadville Hostel<br />

Leadville RV Corral<br />

Leadille Victorian<br />

McGinnis Cottage B&B, Vacation Rentals<br />

Mountain Peaks Motel<br />

Pine View Home<br />

Polly's Place<br />

RE/MAX Aspen Leaf Realty<br />

Silver King Inn & Suites<br />

Silver Rush Inn & Cloud City Victorian<br />

Sugar Loafin' RV Campground &Cabins<br />

Super 8<br />

Timberline Motel & Apartments<br />

Top of the Rockies Vacation Rental<br />

United Country Alpine Realty<br />

Address<br />

207 Elm St. (S. Hwy 24)<br />

133 E. 11th St.<br />

Hwy 91 North<br />

2019 N. Poplar St.<br />

120 Eddie Road<br />

228 E. 9th St.<br />

700 Harrison Ave.<br />

43 Beaver Cir.<br />

129 W. 8th St.<br />

99 Grand West Dr.<br />

1900 CR 9<br />

500 E. 7th St.<br />

135 W. 2nd St.<br />

228 E. 7th St.<br />

809 Spruce St.<br />

1 Harrison Ave.<br />

66 Lupine Ln.<br />

207 Chestnut St<br />

711 Harrison Ave.<br />

2020 N. Poplar St.<br />

211 East 4th St.<br />

2665 CR 4<br />

1128 US Hwy 24<br />

216 Harrison Ave.<br />

1016 Alder<br />

201 W. 8th St.<br />

Phone<br />

719-486-1223<br />

719-623-5238<br />

970-390-4550<br />

800-954-1110<br />

317-752-8262<br />

719-293-5857<br />

800-748-2001<br />

303-204-0284<br />

719-486-1865<br />

800-691-3999<br />

970-640-5300<br />

719-486-9334<br />

719-486-3111<br />

719-486-3576<br />

800-288-1775<br />

719-486-3178<br />

262-549-5207<br />

303-674-6010<br />

719-486-1930<br />

800-871-2610<br />

719-221-9958<br />

719-486-1031<br />

800-261-3637<br />

800-352-1876<br />

970-389-1744<br />

719-486-1866<br />

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Website<br />

AlpsMotel.com<br />

thebreesecabin.com<br />

buckeyecabin.net<br />

columbineinn.com<br />

vrbo.com/419372#<br />

leadvilleguestapartment.com<br />

delawarehotel.com<br />

eaglesrestlodge.com<br />

governorsmansion.net<br />

grandwest.com<br />

vrbo.com/370028<br />

leadvillehostel.com<br />

mountainrvpark.com<br />

leadvillevictorianrental.com<br />

mcginniscottage.com<br />

mountainpeaksmotel.com<br />

pineviewhome.com<br />

leadvillevacationrental.com<br />

leadvillepropertyrentals.com<br />

silverkinginnsandsuites<br />

silverrushinn.com<br />

sugarloafin.com<br />

super8.com<br />

timberlinemotel.net<br />

homeaway.co.uk/p608072vb<br />

leadvillevacationhomes.com<br />

Units<br />

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3<br />

32<br />

1<br />

2<br />

36<br />

1<br />

2<br />

14<br />

1<br />

11<br />

38<br />

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5<br />

12<br />

1<br />

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68 24<br />

Twin Lakes<br />

Property<br />

A Little TLC/Twin Lakes Cabins<br />

Austria Haus<br />

Black Wolf Lodging<br />

The Lazy Dear B&B<br />

Little Bear Lodge<br />

Lone Pine Lodge<br />

M&M Cabins<br />

Mt. Elbert Lodge (cabins & B&B)<br />

Olsen's Cabins<br />

Ores & Mine B&B<br />

Snow Crest Cabins LLC<br />

Twin Lakes Inn<br />

Twin Lakes Mountain Retreat<br />

Twin Lakes Roadhouse Lodge & Cabins<br />

Twin Peaks Cabins<br />

Windspirit Cottages & Cabins<br />

Win Mar Cottages<br />

Wolf Den<br />

Address<br />

48 Mt. Hope Dr.<br />

274 Twin Peaks Dr.<br />

Various<br />

739 Edward East Hill<br />

104 Twin Peaks Dr.<br />

407 Mt. Hope Dr.<br />

67 Mt. Hope Dr.<br />

10764 Hwy 82<br />

6563 E. Hwy 82<br />

6285 County Road 10<br />

626 Juniper Dr.<br />

6435 Hwy 82<br />

6286 CR 10<br />

6411 E. Hwy 82<br />

6889 Hwy 82<br />

6559 Hwy 82<br />

1535 S. Hwy 24<br />

5430 CR 10<br />

Phone<br />

786-302-3429<br />

970-476-5492<br />

719-486-1830<br />

719-486-1978<br />

630-325-4341<br />

310-245-0992<br />

719-486-1560<br />

800-381-4433<br />

719-486-0228<br />

719-486-3552<br />

719-486-1499<br />

719-486-7965<br />

719-239-0391<br />

719-486-9345<br />

719-486-2667<br />

719-427-0621<br />

719-486-0785<br />

719-239-0428<br />

Website<br />

vrbo.com/233095#<br />

austriahaus.net<br />

blackwolflodging.com<br />

thelazydear.com<br />

littlebearlodge.net<br />

fourteenernet.com/twin-lakes/lone-pine-lodge<br />

mmcabins.com<br />

mount-elbert.com<br />

oresandmine.com<br />

vrbo.com/420538<br />

TheTwinLakesInn.com<br />

vrbo.com/641780<br />

TwinLakesColorado.com<br />

twinpeakscabins.weebly.com<br />

twinlakes-colorado-cabins.com<br />

winmarcabins.com<br />

awolfden.com<br />

Legends<br />

Notes<br />

RV Parks, Campgrounds Tent Sites Hot tub/Spa Television WiFi Breakfast<br />

Ask on Pets Long-term 30-day rentals<br />

Fridge Microwave Full Kitchen Long-term Rentals Pets Meeting Rooms<br />

Seasonal, call for details<br />

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Historic Downtown<br />

Leadville<br />

Restaurants & Bars<br />

Eat up!<br />

You have lots of choices for dining during your stay here, whether you’re looking for a quick bite to eat, a refreshing<br />

drink, a casual family dinner, a savory meal to linger over with friends or a gourmet four-course dinner cooked in a<br />

back-country yurt. Several of our watering holes date back to the 1800s, so you can soak in the history as you sip<br />

your drink and dance to live music.<br />

Wander through 70 blocks in the Leadville National Historic Landmark<br />

District, renowned for its iconic Victorian architecture. Stroll along<br />

Harrison Avenue and the side streets of downtown Leadville to discover<br />

places to shop, eat, stay and play, along with museums and galleries that<br />

feature the work of local and regional artists. Shops filled with antiques,<br />

books, bikes and ski equipment are mixed in with specialty stores packed<br />

with outdoor wear, Western fashions and accessories, gifts, souvenirs,<br />

sporting goods, accents for the home and more.<br />

Restaurant<br />

Callaway's Restaurant<br />

Casa Blanca Restaurant<br />

City on a Hill Coffee & Espresso<br />

Colorado Mountain College Cafeteria<br />

D'Love Gourmet Coffee & Ice Cream<br />

Cookies with Altitude<br />

Doc's Eat & Drink<br />

Golden Burro Café & Lounge<br />

The Grill Café<br />

Gringos<br />

High Mountain Pies<br />

Manuelita's<br />

Mt. Massive Gold Course Grill<br />

Pastime Bar & Café<br />

Pizza Hut<br />

Quincy's Steak & Spirits<br />

Casa Sanchez<br />

Scarlet Tavern<br />

Silver Dollar Saloon<br />

Ski Cooper<br />

Subway<br />

Szechuan Taste<br />

Tennessee Pass Café<br />

Tennessee Pass Cookhouse<br />

Twin Lakes Inn<br />

Wild Bill's Hamburgers & Ice Cream<br />

Address<br />

700 Harrison Ave.<br />

118 E. 2nd St.<br />

508 Harrison<br />

901 S. Hwy 24<br />

605 Harrison Ave.<br />

717 1/2 Harrison Ave.<br />

401 Harrison Ave.<br />

710 Harrison Ave.<br />

715 Elm St.<br />

102 Mountainview Dr.<br />

115 W. 4th St.<br />

311 Harrison Ave.<br />

259 County Rd. 5<br />

120 W. 2nd St.<br />

2017 N. Poplar St.<br />

416 Harrison Ave.<br />

422 Harrison Ave.<br />

105 E. 4th St<br />

315 Harrison Ave.<br />

Hwy 24 - 9 mi. north of Leadville<br />

903 Poplar St.<br />

500 Harrison Ave.<br />

222 Harrison Ave.<br />

Hwy 24 - 9 mi. north of Leadville<br />

6435 Hwy 82<br />

200 Harrison Ave.<br />

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Leadville<br />

Leadville<br />

Leadville<br />

Leadville<br />

Twin Lakes<br />

Leadville<br />

Phone<br />

719-486-1418<br />

719-486-9969<br />

719-486-0797<br />

719-486-4275<br />

719-486-2091<br />

719-486-1026<br />

719-486-8180<br />

719-486-1239<br />

719-486-9930<br />

719-486-3227<br />

719-486-5555<br />

719-486-0292<br />

719-486-2176<br />

719-486-9434<br />

719-486-3162<br />

719-486-9765<br />

719-486-7927<br />

719-486-9928<br />

719-486-9941<br />

719-486-2855<br />

719-486-0484<br />

719-486-8101<br />

719-486-8114<br />

719-486-7965<br />

719-486-0533<br />

Website<br />

DelawareHotel.com<br />

www.cityonahillcoffee.com<br />

docsleadville.com<br />

goldenburro.com<br />

grillbarcafe.com<br />

pizzahut.com<br />

quincystavern.com<br />

skicooper.com<br />

subway.com<br />

tennesseepass.com/the-cookhouse<br />

thetwinlakesinn.com<br />

Services<br />

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Breakfast Lunch Dinner Credit Cards<br />

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Signature Events<br />

Fun in four seasons<br />

Leadville Race Series*<br />

LeadvilleRaceSeries.com<br />

The Leadville Trail 100 races are among the most<br />

challenging in the country, featuring steep climbs and<br />

serious descents at elevations in excess of 12,000 feet.<br />

Events include a trail marathon, heavy half marathon,<br />

50-mile and 100-mile mountain bike and running<br />

races, a 10K run and training camps. These events, held<br />

from June – August, attract elite athletes from around<br />

the world.<br />

Boom Days<br />

LeadvilleBoomDays.com August 7 - 9, 2015<br />

This three-day celebration of Leadville’s mining<br />

heritage, held the first full weekend in August, is<br />

jam-packed with live music and entertainment, a<br />

parade, mining competitions, motorcycle games,<br />

vendor fair, rod and gun show, kids’ games and 1880s<br />

costume contests. The International Leadville Pack<br />

Burro Races, the second leg of the Pack Burro Triple<br />

Crown, top off this one-of-a-kind Colorado weekend<br />

on Sunday.<br />

Leadville Ski Joring & Crystal Carnival<br />

LeadvilleSkiJoring.com March 4 - 6, 2016<br />

Part Wild West and part extreme sports, ski<br />

joring—each horse-and-rider team pulling a skier down<br />

a snow-packed road, over jumps, while spearing rings in<br />

a timed competition—has been an annual event in<br />

Leadville since 1949. Held the first full weekend in<br />

March, you can also watch or participate in Nordic and<br />

winter mountain bike races, and a paintball biathlon.<br />

Calendar<br />

May<br />

• Mt. Massive Golf Course open for the season - May 9, 2015<br />

• Leadville Railroad train rides begin for the season - May 23, 2015<br />

• Johnson McMorial Junior Golf Benefit Tournament, Mt. Massive Golf<br />

- May 25, 2015<br />

• Turquoise Lake Half Marathon - May 30, 2015<br />

• Fish Hatchery 5K - May 31, 2015<br />

June<br />

• Steampunk Leadville: An exquisite adventure into retro futurism, inventive<br />

costumes, Victorian sensibilities and anachronistic technology, held at the<br />

National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum - June 6, 2015<br />

• St. Vincent's Foundation Tournament to benefit EMS services, Mt. Massive<br />

Golf - June 19, 2015<br />

• Mt. Massive Golf Course peak season begins, 7 a.m. tee times available<br />

through August 16 - June 20, 2015<br />

• Leadville Trail Marathon & Heavy Half Marathon* - June 20, 2015<br />

• Leadville BBQ & Brew Festival - June 26-27, 2015<br />

• Leadville Trail 100 Run Training Camp* - June 26 - 29, 2015<br />

July<br />

• Camp of Champions #1* (Ride Days) – July 1, 2015<br />

• Independence Day Parade, Celebration, Fireworks & Firecracker 5K - July 4, 2015<br />

• ATA Registered Trap Shoot - July 4-5, 2015<br />

• Camp of Champions #2* (Ride Days) - July 5, 2015<br />

• Leadville Silver Rush 50 MTB & Bike Qualifier* - July 11, 2015<br />

• Leadville Silver Rush 50 Trail Run* - July 12, 2015<br />

• Culpepper & Merriweather Circus - July 17-18, 2015<br />

• Du- It- High Duathlon & Tri-It-High Triathlon - July 18-19, 2015<br />

August<br />

• Leadville Boom Days and Boom Days Gun Show - August 7 - 9, 2015<br />

• Leadville Boom Days International Pack Burro Race - August 9, 2015<br />

• Leadville Trail 100 Bike* - August 15, 2015<br />

• Balloon Shoot at the rodeo grounds - August 15, 2015<br />

• ATA Registered Trap Shoot - August 16, 2015<br />

• Climax Molybdenum Leadville "America’s Highest 10K"* - August 16, 2015<br />

• Leadville "Race Across the Sky" 100 Run* - August 22, 2015<br />

• Matchless Mine Cookout, with music by Forty Degrees North. Tours, food<br />

and beverages. Noon to 3 p.m. - August 22, 2015<br />

September<br />

• Rocky Mountain High-est Road Marathon & Half Marathon - September 6, 2015<br />

• Cloud City Challenge League Race - September 12-13, 2015<br />

• Twin Lakes Angel in the Aspen<br />

October<br />

• Mt. Massive Golf Course closing day - October 11, 2015<br />

• <strong>Guide</strong>d Cemetery Tours & Haunted Mansion<br />

• Annual Pumpkin Patch - October 24, 2015<br />

December<br />

• Holiday Parade of Lights<br />

• Victorian Days, hosted by the National Mining Hall of Fame and Museum<br />

and Leadville Lake County Chamber of Commerce<br />

• Ski Cooper Chicago Ridge ski area open for season<br />

January 2016<br />

• Pedal Power Winter Bike Race<br />

• Winter Triathlon<br />

February 2016<br />

• Twin Lakes Ice Fishing Derby<br />

• Wine Tasting at National Mining Hall of Fame & Museum<br />

• Leadville Loppet<br />

• Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series Tennessee Pass Night Jam<br />

• Leadville Snowshoe Marathon<br />

• Leadville High Altitude Snow Drags<br />

March 2016<br />

• Leadville Ski Joring & Crystal Carnival - March 4-6, 2016<br />

• Leadville Nordic Knockout Sprints<br />

• Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series Mineral Belt Mayhem<br />

• Leadville Nordic Paintball Biathlon<br />

• Cloud City Rail Jam<br />

April 2016<br />

• Leadville History Month<br />

• Leadville Winter Mountain Bike Series East Side Epic<br />

May 2016<br />

• Most seasonal museums open mid-May<br />

• Independence Pass opens Memorial weekend<br />

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We're betting that you've already started planning your trip.<br />

Still have questions?<br />

Still have questions? That’s okay; we’re here to help. Discover more at LeadvilleTwinLakes.com, at the <strong>Visitor</strong><br />

Center at 809 Harrison Avenue or by calling 855-488-1222.<br />

Local Information<br />

Leadville - Twin Lakes <strong>Visitor</strong> Center<br />

809 Harrison Ave., Leadville<br />

719-486-3900<br />

Leadville Herald Democrat<br />

717 Harrison Ave.<br />

719-486-0641<br />

leadvilleherald.com<br />

Leadville Today<br />

719-293-5193<br />

leadvilletoday.com<br />

Leadville Ranger District<br />

810 Front St., Leadville<br />

719-486-0749<br />

fs.usda.gov/detail/psicc/about-forest/offices<br />

Medical<br />

St. Vincent Hospital<br />

822 W 4th St., Leadville<br />

719-486-0230<br />

svghd.org<br />

Open 24 hours<br />

Parks & Services<br />

Ice Palace Park<br />

Harrison Ave. & 11th St., Leadville<br />

Picnic tables, access to Mineral Belt Trail, restrooms<br />

Kiddie Corral<br />

9th & Poplar Sts., Leadville<br />

Children's playground, picnic tables, restrooms<br />

Lake County Community Park<br />

W. 6th & McWethy Dr., Leadville<br />

Rodeo arena, children’s playground and indoor restrooms<br />

Zaitz Park<br />

Harrison Ave., Leadville<br />

Benches, picnic table and public restrooms<br />

Cold Nose Warm Heart<br />

329 Hwy 24 S, Leadville<br />

719-486-2014<br />

Boarding, grooming, pet food

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