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Outdoors in Evergreen

Evergreen has 1,012 acres of parks, 118 for every 1,000 residents

15% of Evergreen’s land is conserved, about 1,102 acres. 13 miles of mapped trail cross Evergreen, 1.2 per square mile of land. The biggest trail networks: Alderfer/Three Sisters Park (6.4 mi), Dedisse Park (3.1 mi).

Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns · #47 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it

Conserved land
15%
1,102 acres · of 11.5 sq mi of land
Trails
13 mi
1.2 per sq mi of land
Park land
1,012 ac
118 acres per 1,000 residents
Near a park
77%
of residents within ½ mile
Bike routes
2.5 mi
2.5 mi paths
Highest peak
8,629 ft
Bear Mountain
Lakes & rivers
3
1 boat launch

What kind of outdoors town is Evergreen?

Read from the map. The page puts what stands out first.

Room to roam118 acres of park per 1,000 residents; the typical U.S. town has 13.Land that stays wild15% of the land is conserved; a typical Colorado town, 7%.A trail town1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, more than 83% of U.S. towns.History along the way7 places on the National Register.
Outdoors grade

How much outdoors does Evergreen have?

On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Evergreen is ahead of 92% of U.S. towns, #47 of 159 in Colorado. All four inputs are above most U.S. towns; park acres per resident rank highest, the share of residents near a park lowest.

A
OutdoorsA character grade: shown, never part of Evergreen’s overall grade.
Conserved land15% of the land · typical CO town 7% · U.S. 4%A−Trails1.2 miles of mapped trail per square mile of land (13 mi) · CO 1.3 · U.S. 0.4A−Park land118 acres of park per 1,000 residents (1,012 acres) · CO 14 · U.S. 13AParks close to home77% of residents within a half mile of a park · CO 97% · U.S. 72%B
All U.S. towns we grade (21,298)Ahead of 92%
LessMore
Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 71%

Colorado towns conserve more land than most (a typical one, 7%; the U.S., 4%), so Evergreen’s 15% is ahead of 75% of Colorado towns, while its trails per square mile lead 42% of them.

How sure. Graded on any three of the four inputs instead, the letter would still be A. Trails and many small parks come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by volunteers, so coverage varies from town to town; the half mile is a straight line from each census block, so a river or highway in the way isn’t counted against it.

PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →

The map

Conserved land, trails & bike routes

Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.

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Easements protect land from building but are usually private.© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk

Pick a walk

The longest trail network is Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, with 6.4 miles. Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.

Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

Managed by Jefferson County Open Space
510 acres6.4 mi of trail
Evergreen Mtn East TrailSummit TrailEvergreen Mtn West TrailWild Iris Loop+1
Dogs on leash
Directionsto Alderfer/Three Sisters Park West TrailheadWebsite ↗

Dedisse Park

Managed by City and County of Denver
240 acres3.1 mi of trail
DedisseDedisse TrailTroutdale TrailDedisse Park Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lotWebsite ↗

Stagecoach Park

Managed by Evergreen Park & Recreation District
14 acres0.4 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto the parking lot

Hiwan Heritage Park

Managed by Jefferson County Open Space
4 acres0.3 mi of trail
Forestry Trail
Dog rules not recorded
Directionsto Lutheran Church Park-n-RideWebsite ↗
All 6 parks & preserves
Alderfer/Three Sisters Park510 acres · 6.4 mi of trail · Jefferson County Open Space
Directions
Dedisse Park240 acres · 3.1 mi of trail · City and County of Denver
Directions
Stagecoach Park14 acres · 0.4 mi of trail · Evergreen Park & Recreation District
Directions
Hiwan Heritage Park4 acres · 0.3 mi of trail · Jefferson County Open Space
Directions
Buchanan Park3 acres · 0.1 mi of trail · Evergreen Parks and Recreation
Arapaho National Forest3 acres · United States Forest Service
Who protects it

1,102 conserved acres

15% of Evergreen’s land. Who manages Evergreen’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.

County478 ac
Joint449 ac
Land trusts & nonprofits171 ac
U.S. Forest Service5 ac
Local Park · 924 acConservation Easement · 171 acNational Forest · 5 acLocal Other or Unknown · 2 ac
Good to know

Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors. 171 acres are conservation easements, usually private land. Public access isn’t recorded for 1 of 11 parcels. The walks above are places people visit.

The biggest protected parcels
Parcel (PAD-US)Managed byAcresPublic access
Alderfer/Three Sisters Park
Local Park
County471Open
Dedisse Park
Local Park
Joint406Open
Cub Creek Park
Local Park
Joint23Open
O'Fallon Park
Local Park
Joint11Open
Pence Park
Local Park
Joint6Open
Arapaho National Forest
National Forest
U.S. Forest Service5Open
Hiwan Heritage Park
Local Park
County4Open
Bell Park
Local Park
Joint3Open
Jeffco Open Space
Local Other or Unknown
County2Unknown
Things to do

11 places to go in Evergreen

Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.

Playgrounds in Evergreen
Stagecoach ParkIn Stagecoach Park
Directions
Wilmot School Playground
Directions
Wulf Park
Directions

Plus 3 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.

Trails & water

16 named trails and 3 lakes & rivers

Named trails
Open to bikes · 10.2 miHorses · 7.7 miUnpaved · 10.8 mi
Evergreen Mtn East Trail2.2 mi
Summit Trail1.1 mi
Evergreen Mtn West Trail1.1 mi
Dedisse Park Trail1.1 mi
Dedisse0.8 mi
Wild Iris Loop0.6 mi
Midden Trail0.6 mi
Dedisse Trail0.5 mi
Troutdale Trail0.4 mi
Ranch View Trail0.4 mi
6 more trails
Lois Lane Trail
0.4 mi
Sunnyside Trail
0.3 mi
Wilmot Trail
0.2 mi
Scenic View Trail
0.1 mi
Forestry Trail
0.1 mi
South Deer Trail
0.1 mi
Lakes & rivers tap for directions
Evergreen LakelakeHiwan Number 6 ReservoirreservoirBear Creek
Biking & sports

2.5 miles of bike routes

Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.

2.5 mi
off-road bike paths
Courts & fields
16Tennis
3Basketball
3Baseball
1Equestrian
1Volleyball
1Skate park
1Tracks
1Multi-sport

Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.

History along the way

7 places on the National Register

The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 1 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.

History →
Hiwan HomesteadBuilding · listed 1974
About it
Evergreen Conference DistrictDistrict · listed 1979
About it
Everhardt RanchBuilding · listed 1980
About it
Bergen ParkDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Dedisse ParkDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Corwina Park, O'Fallon Park, Pence ParkDistrict · listed 1990
About it
Fillius ParkDistrict · listed 1995
About it
When to get out

The best walking months in Evergreen: May to August

NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Daylight (h)9.710.611.813.214.315.014.713.712.411.19.99.4
High (°F)424349556475817972604942
Rain (in)0.60.81.82.52.51.92.32.31.61.20.80.7

January is the driest month (0.6 in) and July the warmest (highs of 81 °F). 2.5 inches fall in April, the wettest month. The climate in Evergreen →

Next door

Evergreen and its neighbors

Evergreen has the most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.

Evergreen13 miKittredge0.3 mi
TownConserved
of land		Trail mi
per sq mi		Park acres
per 1,000		Near a park
½ mile		Outdoors
Evergreen15%1.211877%A
Kittredge— not graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.

Questions about parks and trails in Evergreen

Where can I hike in Evergreen?

The longest trail networks: Alderfer/Three Sisters Park, 6.4 miles; Dedisse Park, 3.1 miles; Stagecoach Park, 0.4 miles; Hiwan Heritage Park, 0.3 miles. Each one is on the map above, with directions to the nearest trailhead or parking.

How much of Evergreen is conserved land?

15% of its land, against a typical 7% for a Colorado town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.

Are dogs allowed on Evergreen’s trails?

OpenStreetMap records dogs as welcome at Alderfer/Three Sisters Park (on leash). For the rest, check the signs at the trailhead.

Where can I bike in Evergreen?

2.5 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.5 of off-road paths.

Is there public land near Evergreen?

74,789 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Evergreen or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 1,017 of them inside the town line.

How much outdoors does Evergreen have?

Ahead of 92% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #47 of 159 in Colorado. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

Trail talk

Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Evergreen neighbors.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →