Echo Lake

Echo Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Echo Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Echo Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.47617, -108.63649. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Lake

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Fruita Assembly of God · church · Mesa · ~45 km · Must-see
• Dinosaur Journey · museum · Mesa · ~46 km · Must-see
• Mount Logan · viewpoint · Garfield · ~49 km · Must-see
• Rattlesnake Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~50 km · Must-see
• James M. Robb - Colorado River State Park · sanctuary · Mesa · ~52 km · Must-see
• Grand Junction Colorado Temple · church · Mesa · ~53 km · Must-see
• Independence Monument · viewpoint · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Grand View · viewpoint · Mesa · ~54 km · Must-see
• Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• McInnis Canyons National Conservation Area · sanctuary · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Center for Reflection · museum · Mesa · ~55 km · Must-see
• Mee Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Cross Orchards Historic Site · museum · Mesa · ~56 km · Must-see
• Handy Chapel · church · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• De Beque Canyon · viewpoint · Mesa · ~57 km · Must-see
• Western Colorado Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Mesa · ~59 km · Must-see
• Rabbit Valley · viewpoint · Grand · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake

• Highline Lake State Park · lake · Mesa · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kenney Reservoir · lake · Rio Blanco · ~89 km · Must-see
• Rifle Gap Dam · lake · Garfield · ~96 km · Must-see
• Rio Blanco Lake State Wildlife Area · lake · Rio Blanco · ~97 km · Must-see
• Harker Park Lake · lake · Rio Blanco · ~126 km · Must-see
• Lake Avery · lake · Rio Blanco · ~126 km · Must-see
• Deep Lake · lake · Garfield · ~149 km · Must-see
• Mack Mesa Dam · lake · Mesa · ~35 km
• Juniata Dam · lake · Mesa · ~80 km
• Sunset Lake · lake · Mesa · ~83 km

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