Echo Dam

Echo Dam: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. 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 Dam

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

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

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

How to reach Echo Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 40.96572, -111.43152. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Dam

• Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~17 km · Must-see
• Devil's Slide · viewpoint · Morgan · ~18 km · Must-see
• East Canyon Wildlife Management Area · viewpoint · Morgan · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Big Mountain · viewpoint · Morgan · ~29 km · Must-see
• Grandview Peak · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~37 km · Must-see
• Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Quarry Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~40 km · Must-see
• Wasatch National Forest · sanctuary · Summit · ~42 km · Must-see
• Park City Baptist Church · church · Summit · ~43 km · Must-see
• Bountiful Peak Trail · viewpoint · Davis · ~43 km · Must-see
• Francis Peak · viewpoint · Morgan · ~44 km · Must-see
• Mount Aire · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~44 km · Must-see
• Franz the bear · attraction · Summit · ~45 km · Must-see
• Thurston Peak · viewpoint · Davis · ~47 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Mount Wire · viewpoint · Salt Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Humpy Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~47 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Dam

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Dam

• Rockport Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
• Little Dell Reservoir · lake · Salt Lake · ~39 km · Must-see
• Dog Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~47 km · Must-see
• Causey Dam · lake · Weber · ~49 km · Must-see
• Jordanelle Dam · lake · Wasatch · ~51 km · Must-see
• Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Cauldron Park · lake · Salt Lake · ~52 km · Must-see
• Utah State Capitol Building · lake · Salt Lake · ~55 km · Must-see
• Cecret Lake · lake · Salt Lake · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cuberant Lake · lake · Summit · ~63 km · Must-see
• Midway City Hamlet Park · lake · Wasatch · ~63 km · Must-see

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