June 3: Connector Trail Celebration Walk and Ribbon Cutting

Evergreen, CO (May 21, 2015) -

Railings are being installed this week.
(Photo by Dean Dalvit)

Evergreen Park & Recreation District (EPRD) invites the public to participate in a Community Walk on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited Evergreen Lake Connector Trail, followed by a ribbon cutting during the season's first Evergreen Lake Summer Concert.

The walk will start at 5:30 PM in the parking lot in front of Beau Jo's Pizza in downtown Evergreen. Following a short ceremony recognizing the people and organizations that made the project a reality, the group will take to the trail, crossing the new 200-foot sloped bridge on their accessible way to Evergreen Lake House. People with wheelchairs, walkers and strollers are encouraged to join the walk, which is about three-quarters of a mile.

Officials will cut the ribbon and officially kick off the trail at the Summer Concert at Evergreen Lake House at 6:15 PM. Participants are encouraged to remain afterward and enjoy the concert, featuring Egg Planet , which ends at 9 PM. Shuttle buses will be available to return walkers to their cars downtown, or they can walk back on the accessible trail.

The connector trail project was funded by a $250,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and a $30,000 contribution from the Evergreen Legacy Fund (ELF), plus in-kind donations of services and material. The Legacy Fund is derived from a voluntary 1 percent donation on sales of products and services at businesses to support infrastructure.

The project was awarded to GoodLand Construction, and work began April 13. Progress was hampered and delayed by the season's largest snowstorm, a long period of rainy weather and the discovery of an area of instability under Highway 74, but the project was completed mid-May. The trail is not yet open to the public; railings were being installed this week, and clean-up work needs to be completed.

Find pictures of the work here .

More Info
For more information on the event, contact Lisa Hamm-Greenawalt, Marketing Manager of EPRD, at 720-880-1020 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..