Dedisse Park 
- Denver's signature Mountain Park in Evergreen; acquired 1919
- Evergreen Lake, 65 acres, is only montane lake in DMP
- "Mirror of the Mountain Parks," with view west to horizon
- Golf course and clubhouse established early 1920s
- Enhancements by Civilian Conservation Corps in late 1930s
Features:
- Evergreen Lake and Lakehouse (managed by EPRD)
- Evergreen Golf Course
- Keys on the Green Clubhouse/restaurant
- Historic group picnic shelter; other picnic areas
- Connecting trails to adjacent parks
- New: Evergreen Nature Center (2008)
Overview:
Evergreen Lake is so well used and so central to today's Evergreen community that most park visitors are probably unaware they are in a Denver Mountain Park. But the Lake and Lakehouse (managed by
Evergreen Park & Recreation District), with nearby golf course and clubhouse (run by a concessionaire), are only part of this 420-acre park.
North of Upper Bear Creek Road is a quieter, more typical mountain park with a stone picnic shelter, available by reservation, and forested hillsides with picnic spots for visitors. West of the golf course, the Park connects southward to Alderfer-3 Sisters Park via the Dedisse Trail across a second forested slope.
Today, the Lake and its adjacent wetlands attract birds—and birders, who document their appearance through the season. Recent renovations turned the CCC Warming Hut into a new Evergreen Nature Center, operated by
The Evergreen Naturalists Audubon Society (TENAS).
Location and Facilities:
Dedisse Park is 27 miles (43 km) west of Denver just west of Evergreen on Colorado State Highway 74. For information about Evergreen Lake in Dedisse Park, call 303.512.9300. Evergreen Golf Course may be reached at 303.674.6351; Keys on the Green restaurant is at 303.674.4095.
For picnic facility reservations call the Permit Office at (720) 913-0700.
The Denver Mountain Parks system is on the National Register of Historic Places as a multiple properties listing. All parks are considered natural areas, and all wildlife and plants are protected and preserved.