Echo Lake Dam

Echo Lake Dam: 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 dam: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Echo Lake Dam

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 Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 35.31455, -82.50311. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Lake Dam

• McAlpine Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~13 km · Must-see
• Holmes Educational State Forest · sanctuary · Greenville · ~13 km · Must-see
• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Robinson Rock House Ruin and Plantation Site · fort · Greenville · ~25 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · East Tennessee · ~28 km · Must-see
• North Carolina Arboretum · park · Buncombe · ~28 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · East Tennessee · ~31 km · Must-see
• Bluerock Mountain · viewpoint · Henderson · ~31 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~32 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Mountain · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Caesars Head Mountain · viewpoint · Greenville · ~32 km · Must-see
• Mount Pisgah · sanctuary · East Tennessee · ~33 km · Must-see
• Looking Glass Rock · viewpoint · Transylvania · ~33 km · Must-see
• Biltmore Estate · attraction · Buncombe · ~33 km · Must-see
• Raven Cliff Falls · waterfall · Greenville · ~34 km · Must-see
• Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve · sanctuary · Greenville · ~34 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Lake Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake Dam

• Lake Summit · lake · Greenville · ~16 km · Must-see
• Lake Julian · lake · East Tennessee · ~23 km · Must-see
• Lake Adger · lake · East Tennessee · ~32 km · Must-see
• Lake Ashnoca · lake · East Tennessee · ~37 km · Must-see
• Lake Lure · lake · East Tennessee · ~38 km · Must-see
• Beaver Lake · lake · East Tennessee · ~45 km · Must-see
• North Fork Reservoir · lake · East Tennessee · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake William C Bowen · lake · Spartanburg · ~57 km · Must-see
• Saluda Lake · lake · Pickens · ~62 km · Must-see
• Lake Jocassee · lake · Oconee · ~65 km · Must-see

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