Must-see lake · Grafton, New Hampshire
Echo Lake
Echo Lake is a lake in Grafton, New Hampshire.
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: 44.17612, -71.69298. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Echo Lake
- Profile Cliff · viewpoint · Grafton · ~1 km · Must-see
- Franconia Falls · waterfall · Grafton · ~1 km · Must-see
- Profile Lake · lake · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Cannon Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~3 km · Must-see
- The Cannon Balls · viewpoint · Grafton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Lonesome Lake · lake · Grafton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Lafayette · viewpoint · Grafton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Mount Lincoln · viewpoint · Grafton · ~6 km · Must-see
- Little Haystack Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~7 km · Must-see
- Kinsman Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Garfield · viewpoint · Grafton · ~8 km · Must-see
- Mount Liberty · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
- Owls Head · viewpoint · Grafton · ~10 km · Must-see
- Mount Pemigewasset · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Flume Gorge & Visitor Center · waterfall · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mount Flume · viewpoint · Grafton · ~11 km · Must-see
- Coffin Pond Dam · lake · Grafton · ~12 km · Must-see
- Galehead Mountain · viewpoint · Grafton · ~12 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake
- Profile Lake · lake · Grafton · ~2 km · Must-see
- Lonesome Lake · lake · Grafton · ~5 km · Must-see
- Coffin Pond Dam · lake · Grafton · ~12 km · Must-see
- Baker Brook Pond Dam · lake · Grafton · ~15 km · Must-see
- Forest Pond · lake · Coös · ~24 km · Must-see
- Moore Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~25 km · Must-see
- Moore Dam · lake · Grafton · ~29 km · Must-see
- Comerford Reservoir · lake · Grafton · ~37 km · Must-see
- McIndoes Station Dam · lake · Grafton · ~38 km · Must-see
- Lake Tarleton · lake · Grafton · ~39 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: Profile Cliff (viewpoint, 1 km), Franconia Falls (waterfall, 1 km), Profile Lake (lake, 2 km), Cannon Mountain (viewpoint, 3 km), The Cannon Balls (viewpoint, 5 km), Lonesome Lake (lake, 5 km).
Is Echo Lake worth visiting?
Echo Lake is listed as a must-see lake in New Hampshire on Spotwander.