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: 38.81834, -94.08189. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Lake

• Powell Gardens · park · Johnson · ~9 km · Must-see
• Joseph M. Miller Mausoleum · fort · Johnson · ~16 km · Must-see
• Wagon Knob · viewpoint · Lafayette · ~22 km · Must-see
• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Monkey Mountain Nature Reserve NorthEast · sanctuary · Jackson · ~29 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Cement City Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~34 km · Must-see
• Westerville, Cement City, and Raytown Limestone outcrops · viewpoint · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Bowler Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Summit Crossing Loop Park · church · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Kansas City Group above, Pleasanton Group below · viewpoint · Jackson · ~40 km · Must-see
• Bone Hill · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Raymore Recreation Park · park · Cass · ~41 km · Must-see
• Knobtown Sandstone at trail level · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Winterset Limestone Cliffs · viewpoint · Jackson · ~41 km · Must-see
• Longview Mansion · fort · Jackson · ~42 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake

• Lake Lotawana · lake · Jackson · ~24 km · Must-see
• Prairie Lee Lake · lake · Jackson · ~32 km · Must-see
• Jacomo Marina · lake · Jackson · ~35 km · Must-see
• Blue Springs Lake · lake · Jackson · ~37 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake · lake · Jackson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Longview Lake Park · lake · Johnson · ~44 km · Must-see
• Wildwood Dam · lake · Jackson · ~47 km · Must-see
• Lake Clare · lake · Johnson · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lake Maurer · lake · Clay · ~72 km · Must-see
• Riss Lake · lake · Wyandotte · ~83 km · Must-see

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