IDAHO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado mountainside lodge loved for generations will be closed for a second straight summer, with no signs of reopening anytime soon.
Denver Mountain Parks previously laid out closure plans for Echo Lake Lodge through 2025. Those plans could last longer, as the owning agency continues to learn more about the state of the 98-year-old structure beside the road to Mount Blue Sky.
> The video above aired in October 2022: Echo Lake Lodge near Mount Evans closing for good
“Our hope was to be able to consider reopening in 2026 for the 100-year anniversary,” said Denver Mountain Parks Director Shannon Dennison. “At this point, it’s looking like the building needs more work than we’ll be able to achieve by 2026. Historic preservation is generally not a fast process.”
The Echo Lake Lodge that people have known for decades ended after the 2022 season. Heading into 2023, Denver Mountain Parks did not renew the lease for the family who long ran the gift shop, restaurant and bar.
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