Alderfer/Three Sisters Park

We are new to Evergreen and I just can’t believe how lucky we are to live so close to this park. Great, accessible hikes for all ages and abilities. Beautiful, convenient. The trails are very well marked and cared for.

Loved loved my hike at the park. Great views, and well kept trails. I really enjoyed my hike as it was my first time at three sisters park. I loved it so much I will be going back this weekend to reach the summit trail.
Don’t forget to get a map in the parking lot.

We are always looking for good places to hike. We will go anywhere, even if its a long drive! Luckily Alderfer/​Three Sisters Park is not too far out of the way.
My boyfriend and I came here on a warm, sunny day. The drive to the park takes you through beautiful wilderness and a cute downtown area. The park has a good sized parking lot and street parking as well. There are also two restrooms and a map at the park entrance. This map will show you all the trails and a bit of history as well.
Most of the trails in this park are of moderate difficulty and rocky terrain. These trails are used by hikers, mountain bikers and are dog friendly. All the trails are marked, so don’t worry about getting lost. We decided to take the Three Sisters trail since it connects with multiple different routes. We usually like to take a bit longer of a hike, so we connected to the Bearberry trail from the Three Sisters trail. As you can see from the pictures, the views we discovered were awesome!
One thing to be aware of is that this park can get pretty busy on the weekend. So if you are looking for a more quiet and secluded hike, go early or during the week. Happy Trails!

When researching this place, miles stated were 3.7, uh, ppl, there are a LOT more miles to this place…
Going across the road from the parking lot the first trip out here was, well, ugh, a bit intimidating as I am NOT one to gripe, but tis rocky, hot, even with cooler temps (79°) and lotsa bicyclists midweek/​non-​holiday…
BUT, yes, look out points are GORGEOUS…
Next trip out, took same side of parking lot trails.. ventured off to some «D» named park trail which was helpful cuz pup was overheating and there’s a large river in which he could bask and cool off…
The Sisters and Big Brotha points, where one climbs up to perch and view the valley IS scenic, altho loaded with college kids even midweek… these trails are a bit rocky, too, but not as much as the ones on the other side of the road…
First trip out, 6.1 miles, not including the Wild Iris Trail, 2^nd trip out, 7.6 miles, all trails… and again, lots more bicyclists on these trails than many others I’ve taken with my pup..

I enjoyed this hike, it had some good elevation changes and wasn’t overly difficulty. Came here with my husband and our small dog, saw lots of other pups on the trail and even a horse. We took the Sisters Trail to Ponderosa to the Brother Lookout and back to the parking lot via Ponderosa. The lookout had an awesome view, it’s only an extra 0.2 miles so I definitely think it was worth it. We saw a few deer hanging out near the parking lot. I think there are more impressive hikes in the area (to take visitors maybe), but this one was not bad at all. There are so many trails here, I could see coming back often if you are a local.

I came to this park with my wife and pup for a hike. Gw had heard of fit and have been trying a bunch of hikes around this area recently. The hike itself isn’t too difficult and manageable for some novice hikers and a small 10lb dog. It took us maybe an hour to get to the top of the brother lookout. We got some pretty good pics and headed down. On the way back to the car we did see a horse wearing some funny hiking shoes. It was pretty interesting!
This hike isn’t too hard and won’t take too long. :)

This park was suggested to me by a number of people so I decided to check it out for myself. Normally, I like steeper, higher elevation hikes but with the snow and not having hiked for a while this seemed like a nice warm up. We did the E. Evergreen Mtn Trail to the summit and finished with the W. Evergreen Mtn Trail, which is around 6 miles and took us about 2.5 hours with a small break at the summit.
Let me just say the summit is worth the hike alone. The views of Mt Evans are pretty spectacular (I’ll include a photo). Overall, I thought the hike was beautiful and it was the perfect warm up on a Sat morning. There are a number of mountain bikers on the route but nothing too overwhelming or annoying. Everyone is really nice and courteous as well.
I think if you’re looking for something not too strenuous and something close to Denver then this is a really nice hike to do. You’re also outside of Evergreen so you can roll into town to grab a bite or a beer or just roam around a bit.

Three Sister’s has great trails– I love the Three Sisters Loop it’s a great trail and leads to beautiful view of Evergreen. My husband loves to mountain bike to the top of the mountain on the other side of the parking lot across the street. Tonight I saw two horses, a fox and a squirrel. All the trails in the park are great. It’s one of my favorite places to hike in Evergreen.

I’m a big fan of this area– so much so that I got married there this spring. We had our little ceremony in the meadow just east of the mountain bike path/​berm. It was nice and flat, and we even wheeled a family member out in a wheelchair.
It’s a nice open space on the barn side (the north end of the park?) and there are lots of rocks to climb around on and take pictures on. It was great for wedding photos, but I think that it would be great for senior, team or family pictures. And after the pictures are done, there are some really well-​maintained paths for walking, riding or snowshoeing on.

I absolutely adore this park, the climbs tucked away from the trails, the creatures that peek at you from behind tree limbs, the way the sun heats up boulders that are perfect for napping on — just everything about Three Sisters is wonderful.
I will admit, it took me three separate visits to finally locate the bouldering I came here for. The first visit was in the summer of 2010, on a hectic cross-​country road trip to the Grand Tetons. My crew was sunburnt, tired, cranky, and entirely failed at our attempt to get some climbing in at Three Sisters. Lame sauce.
After moving to Denver a few months ago, I remembered how much I loved the scenery, earnest deer, and the charming town of Evergreen that surrounded the park — so I made a return trip when my boyfriend came to visit. Our first two days were once against spent hiking around in search of climbs — and again we failed.
Finally, we figured out that the boulders are all hidden away off the trails. My beau, Niko, was enthralled by Prince Charles, a beautiful V8 compression route with horrific slopers that left his fingertips pouring blood for hours — but he loved every minute of it.
My personal favorite (thus far) is the Troll Cave. Located a few switchbacks down The Sisters trail from the area where Prince Charles sits, this overhanging problem is exactly my style, and to be honest, I can’t stop thinking about it. Honorable mention goes to Huge Mammal (V7, I believe), which is located directly off The Sisters trail where it splits with another trail, and is worth the bloody effort for any strong climber.
Aside from the sweet climbing, this park offers some beautiful hiking, horseback riding, and mountain biking. The wildlife here is always active, and you’ll be hard-​pressed to visit Three Sisters without meeting a tranquil doe grazing in the fields around dusk.
I can’t wait to come back once the snow starts for some snowshoeing!

I had a great hike with 2 friends today. It was easy to find which is step one and the trails where really nice. We were in and out of the sun and went from narrow to wider trails throughout.
We did about 6 miles today. Passed lots of mountain bikers who were all nice and shared the trails and even 1 horse. Saw a lot of horse poop, but only 1 horse.
I would definitely hike here again next summer.