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History of the Park
History of the Park
The beautiful mountain property that would become Evergreen Memorial Park was originally purchased as a private park in 1965 by Ron and Carol Lewis. Ron and Carol committed the 100-acre site as a tribute to the pioneers of Evergreen and the Old West.
Most of the land is used as a private animal preserve. Coyotes, owls, foxes, horses, elk, buffalo, deer, ducks, geese, muskrats and one particularly faithful migrant heron occupy the property.
The pride of the preserve is the Lewies’s buffalo herd. The animals have a direct bloodline to the original Great Plains Bison, the American "buffalo." Spring is a particularly exciting time at Evergreen Memorial Park as calves are born. Onlookers often come by the bus load to see the newborns and to albeit, briefly step back in time, to watch these great animals as they would have seen them more than 100 years ago.
The beautiful mountain property that would become Evergreen Memorial Park was originally purchased as a private park in 1965 by Ron and Carol Lewis. Ron and Carol committed the 100-acre site as a tribute to the pioneers of Evergreen and the Old West.
“Every day, the sun comes out and the sky’s always blue. That’s what I miss about Denver.”
-Diekembe Mutombo-
The Park Today
Today the park hosts the historic barn with its beautiful stained glass windows overlooking the reservoir, large rolling meadows with restored cabins, outbuildings, artifacts and antiques and of course, the private animal preserve.
Evergreen Memorial Park serves a diverse but complimentary function: the "Celebration of Life"...cemetery, funeral home, wedding chapel, living museum, and wildlife preserve. Perhaps more importantly, its very existence speaks to the significance of our heritage for future generations to consider, and to the value of preserving an important imprint of our history and the Old West.
