 State Highway 74 ( SH 74 ) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Colorado . Running 18 miles ( 29 km ) from Interstate 70 ( I @-@ 70 ) in El Rancho to SH 8 in Morrison , the highway roughly follows a hook @-@ shaped path running northwest – southeast . The section of the route north of the town of Evergreen is known as Evergreen Parkway and is a segment with a four- to six @-@ lane roadway , with the section east of Evergreen mostly two lanes . The other section is known as the Bear Creek Canyon Scenic Mountain Drive , or just Bear Creek Road , and primarily parallels Bear Creek , passing through the towns of Kittredge and Idledale . The route , which is on the outskirts of Denver , passes through several of the city 's mountain parks , including Bergen , Dedisse and Red Rocks parks . 
