Must-see lake · Ulster, New York
Echo Lake
Echo Lake is a lake in Ulster, New York.
Echo Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Echo Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 42.09729, -74.09104. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Echo Lake
- Plattekill Falls · waterfall · Greene · ~1 km · Must-see
- Overlook Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~2 km · Must-see
- Indian Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Platte Clove · viewpoint · Greene · ~4 km · Must-see
- Church of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount · church · Ulster · ~5 km · Must-see
- Twin Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~6 km · Must-see
- Mount Guardian Preserve · sanctuary · Ulster · ~6 km · Must-see
- Sugarloaf Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~8 km · Must-see
- Opus 40 · attraction · Ulster · ~9 km · Must-see
- Kaaterskill High Peak · viewpoint · Greene · ~9 km · Must-see
- Kaaterskill Falls · waterfall · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Roundtop Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Plateau Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Olderbark Mountain · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
- Spruce Top · viewpoint · Greene · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mount Marion · viewpoint · Ulster · ~11 km · Must-see
- Johns Mountain · viewpoint · Ulster · ~11 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake
- Cooper Lake · lake · Ulster · ~10 km · Must-see
- Notch Lake · lake · Greene · ~15 km · Must-see
- Lower Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~19 km · Must-see
- Upper Ashokan Reservoir · lake · Ulster · ~24 km · Must-see
- Winnisook Lake · lake · Ulster · ~35 km · Must-see
- Esopus Meadows Preserve · lake · Ulster · ~35 km · Must-see
- Sturgeon Pool · lake · Ulster · ~36 km · Must-see
- Lake Taghkanic State Park · lake · Columbia · ~40 km · Must-see
- Coxsackie Reservoir · lake · Greene · ~45 km · Must-see
- Lake Switzerland · lake · Delaware · ~45 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Echo Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Echo Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Echo Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Echo Lake?
Nearby: Plattekill Falls (waterfall, 1 km), Overlook Mountain (viewpoint, 2 km), Indian Head Mountain (viewpoint, 4 km), Platte Clove (viewpoint, 4 km), Church of the Holy Transfiguration of Christ-on-the-Mount (church, 5 km), Twin Mountain (viewpoint, 6 km).
Is Echo Lake worth visiting?
Echo Lake is listed as a must-see lake in New York on Spotwander.