Drive Smart's 20th Annual Skate the Lake at Evergreen Lake New Year's Eve!

Drive Smart is celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Skate The Lake! Once you’ve experienced it, you’ll always remember how magical it is! Spend New Years Eve on Evergreen Lake, rated by CNN and Sunset Magazine as one of the worlds top 10 most beautiful outdoor ice skating rinks!

The event is from 6pm to midnight, with a fireworks display at 8pm and midnight to ring in the New Year.

Ice skate rentals are available from the Lake House for $7.00, but quantities are limited. Bringing your own skates as well as a winter sports helmet are strongly encouraged.

Tickets are $20 ($1.50 online service fee, 8 and under free) until 2pm on December 31st, then $25 at the door. Tickets will be available at Boone Mountain Sports, Wulf Rec Center, Buchanan Rec Center, Wild Game, Da Kind Soup, Hearth Fire Books, Cactus Jacks, and Cornerstone Auto Glass until 2pm December 31st. Tickets purchased online will be available at Will Call the day of the event. Click here to purchase online.

Skate the Lake Parking Information
THERE IS NO PARKING at the Evergreen Lake House or at Lake Point Center. Access to Upper Bear Creek Road will be restricted to local traffic only.

Parking is at Christ The King, US Bank and Hiwan Homestead. Shuttles will run continuously from the following locations from 5:45 pm until immediately after the fireworks at midnight.

Christ the King Catholic Church 4291 Evergreen Parkway
U.S. Bank 2922 Evergreen Parkway
Hiwan Homestead Museum 4208 Timbervale Dr



Thirst Colorado published this article by Rich Mohr: Evergreen Lake hosts New Year’s Fun


And don't forget the New Year's Day Evergreen Lake Plunge fundraiser for Drive Smart! Brave the icy waters yourself, or sponsor another!

Congratulations to Drive Smart and Evergreen Park & Recreation District for another successful event!

275 people braved the 30 degree water and raised $16,000 for them!

Hundreds Take Icy Plunge To Start 2016
January 1, 2016
By Matt Kroschel

EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4)– Chainsaws cut away blocks of solid ice making way for an icy pool, just big enough for hundreds of people to take a leap into the water this New Year’s Day.

Some participants wore costumes while others wore their bathing suits to take the plunge into the 40-degree water. Then they quickly exited and took a 200-yard run in the snow to a warming hut.

They were entertained and distracted from the frigid temperatures by CBS4’s Alan Gionet, an Evergreen resident and emcee for the event.

On Friday 275 people took the plunge and helped raise $16,000.

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Were you at the Evergreen Lake Plunge? Our thanks to everyone who jumped and who sponsored those willing to take the icy plunge. We appreciate the benefit for our Special Needs Program!

Canyon Courier: Record crowd makes a splash at Evergreen Lake Plunge
By Stephen Knapp