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: 43.87138, -69.61128. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Lake

• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~5 km · Must-see
• Burnt Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~7 km · Must-see
• Fort William Henry · fort · Lincoln · ~9 km · Must-see
• Ram Island Light · beach · Lincoln · ~9 km · Must-see
• Hendricks Head Light · beach · Lincoln · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pemaquid Point Light · beach · Lincoln · ~12 km · Must-see
• The Cuckolds Light · beach · Lincoln · ~13 km · Must-see
• Dodge Point Preserve · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Edgecomb · fort · Lincoln · ~18 km · Must-see
• Fiddler's Reach Fog Signal · attraction · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Nequasset Lake · lake · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Castle Tucker · fort · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Doubling Point Light · beach · Sagadahoc · ~20 km · Must-see
• Lincoln County Museum · museum · Lincoln · ~20 km · Must-see
• Maine Maritime Museum · museum · Sagadahoc · ~21 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Baptist Church · church · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Second Congregational Church of Newcastle · church · Lincoln · ~24 km · Must-see
• Franklin Island Light · beach · Knox · ~24 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake

• Nequasset Lake · lake · Sagadahoc · ~19 km · Must-see
• Merrymeeting Bay · lake · Sagadahoc · ~30 km · Must-see
• Damariscotta Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~38 km · Must-see
• Cobbosseecontee Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~63 km · Must-see
• Annabessacook Lake · lake · Kennebec · ~67 km · Must-see
• Narrows Pond · lake · Kennebec · ~68 km · Must-see
• Sheepscot Pond · lake · Waldo · ~69 km · Must-see
• Lake Grove Park · lake · Androscoggin · ~72 km · Must-see
• Megunticook Lake · lake · Waldo · ~74 km · Must-see
• Webber Pond Dam · lake · Kennebec · ~74 km · Must-see

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