Evergreen Colorado

Your Mountain Destination

Well established as one of Colorado’s hidden treasures and a popular day escape, the Evergreen community offers an array of parks, art galleries, theatre, restaurants, entertainment, and more. Evergreen Lake, our crown jewel is fed by tributaries from Mt. Evans and is known for its all-season recreational activities such as boating, fishing, birding, ice-skating, weddings and concerts, and is bordered by mountain parks with miles of trails for hiking, biking, snowshoeing, and horseback riding.

Evergreen is an easy commute off Interstate-70, only 35 minutes from downtown Denver, 50 minutes from the Denver Tech Center, and an hour from Denver International Airport. At an elevation of 7,200 feet, surrounded by blue spruce and pine forests, our climate offers relief from the hot summers, with temperatures ranging from the high 70′s to the low 80′s; and winters are surprisingly mild, in the mid 40′s to 50 degrees.

Arts & Entertainment

Talent blooms like wildflowers in Evergreen. Several longstanding organizations provide outlets for the talents of local artists, thespians, singers, and musicians.

For four decades, the Evergreen Players have performed musicals, comedies, and dramas. The amateur troupe, consisting primarily of local residents, stages eight plays each year.

The Evergreen Chorale, made up of 75 members, has performed locally for more than two decades. The chorale stages conventional and holiday concerts as well as two musical productions each year.

The 45 member Evergreen Chamber Orchestra performs to standing-room-only crowds at four concerts each year. The orchestra also breaks into ensembles to stage intimate musical events hosted in local homes.

The Evergreen Artists Associationis the largest and best known arts group in the area. The association consists of painters, sculptors, photographers, and craftspeople from throughout the area. The association also sponsors the ever popular annual Fine Arts and Fine Crafts Fair, in addition to small exhibitions, and arts and crafts classes. 

Evergreen also is home to the famed Little Bear Saloon, which regularly features national musical acts as well as talented local musicians.

The Mountain Community Handbell Coalition is an organization of hand bell choirs from the areas of Genesee, Lookout Mountain, Bergen Park, Evergreen, Marshdale, Aspen Park, and Conifer. The group sponsors “bRing in the Holidays,” an annual hand bell workshop and concert for the community. Hand bell choirs from mountain area schools and churches participate in this traditional musical event held in December. For more information, contact Marva Baldwin at 303-674-2460.

Parks & Recreation

Denver Mountain Parks

Denver Mountain Parks were purchased in the early 1900′s by the city and county of Denver. Several of them are located in the Evergreen area and are primarily used for picnicking for large or small groups.

• Bergen Park, located just south of I-70 on Evergreen Parkway
• Bison & Elk herd on both sides of I-70 at the Genesee exit (#252)
• Corwina Park, located about 3 miles south of Evergreen on Hwy 74
• Dedisse Park, north of Evergreen Lake on Evergreen Parkway
• Dillon Park, in south Evergreen on Brook Forest Road
• Fillius Park in north Evergreen at Evergreen Parkway and Bergen Parkway
• O’Fallon Park, 2 miles south of Evergreen on Hwy 74 along Bear Creek
• Pence Park, in Indian Hills on Parmalee Gulch
• Red Rocks Park and natural amphitheater, 9 miles south of Evergreen, near Morrison

Visit the Denver Mountain Parks website for more information or call Denver Parks and Recreation at 303-697-4545 or 311 in Denver.

Shelter and park reservations call: 720-913-0700.

Jefferson County Open Space Parks

Jefferson County Open Space Parks are areas of land set aside in Jefferson County for outdoor, day time recreation, including picnicking, hiking, biking, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snow shoeing.

The following are several of the parks in the Evergreen area:

• Alderfer/Three Sisters near downtown Evergreen, on Buffalo Park Road
• Elk Meadow located 5 miles south of I-70 on Evergreen Parkway
• Meyer Ranch on Hwy 285 in Aspen Park/Conifer
• Lair o’ the Bear, along Bear Creek, about 4 miles south of Evergreen on Hwy 74
• Mt. Falcon Park in Indian Hills, off Myers Gulch/Parmalee Gulch

Recreation

The focal point of the community is a sparkling blue mountain lake that offers year-round fishing, boating in the summer and ice skating in the winter. In addition to the lake, the Evergreen Park and Recreation District maintains a year-round swimming pool (6 lane, 25 yard pool at Wulf Recreation Center; two lane pool at Buchanan Rec. Center), gymnasium, racquetball and handball courts, and other recreational facilities both indoor and outdoor. Also available in the Evergreen area are numerous hiking and mountain biking trails and two golf courses. Several of Colorado’s best ski areas are located within a one hour drive.

For more information, please visit the Evergreen Parks & Recreation website.