PAW is in the process of requesting a lease from Clear Creek County to build a parking lot and trailhead for the Empire PAW Site trail on property just east of the PAW site. See attached map for requested lease.

The parking lot has been designed by Jian Tang and Jenna Bockey, graduate students from the University of Colorado Denver Landscape Department. See the attached drawing for their design.

Ben E. Alanis; PE, Chief, General Engineering Section; Army Corp. of Engineers; Albuquerque District and his team reviewed the parking lot and trail design for the Empire PAW Site. 

PAW has submitted a grant application to Colorado State Trails for the construction of the parking lot and trailhead. Clear Creek County provided a match of $20,000. Successful grants will be announced in March 2011.