
Willie Nelson in Evergreen: Colorado’s Favorite Country Outlaw
If you’ve ever sat under a starry Colorado sky, cold drink in hand, and Willie Nelson’s raspy twang floating through the air, you know there’s something almost spiritual about it. Willie isn’t just a country legend—he’s a living legend with a guitar and a joint in his pocket. And for Coloradans, especially those lucky enough to live in or near Evergreen, he’s practically local folklore.
Let’s rewind a bit.
Before Willie Nelson became the iconic, bandana-wearing, weed-legalizing, outlaw-country godfather we all love today, he spent a little slice of his life tucked into the pine-covered hills of Evergreen, Colorado. Yep—our Evergreen. Long before it was dotted with art galleries, craft beer bars, and Subarus with “Keep Tahoe Blue” stickers, Evergreen was just the kind of high-altitude hideaway a wandering songwriter like Willie could call home.








