Must-see lake · Clear Creek, Colorado
Echo Lake
Echo Lake is a lake in Clear Creek, Colorado.
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: 39.65834, -105.60377. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Echo Lake
- Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
- Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~11 km · Must-see
- Mount Evans Wilderness · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~12 km · Must-see
- Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~12 km · Must-see
- Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
- Flirtation Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~14 km · Must-see
- Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~14 km · Must-see
- Square Top Mountain · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
- Argentine Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see
- Mount Edwards · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~21 km · Must-see
- Bergen Peak State Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~22 km · Must-see
- Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
- Bard Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
- Grays Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
- Ruby Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
- Torreys Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~23 km · Must-see
- Engelmann Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~24 km · Must-see
- Cooper Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~25 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake
- Summit Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
- Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~44 km · Must-see
- Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~47 km · Must-see
- Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~49 km · Must-see
- Hills of Standley Lake Park · lake · Jefferson · ~56 km · Must-see
- Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~58 km · Must-see
- Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~59 km · Must-see
- Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~61 km · Must-see
- Lake Rhoda · lake · Jefferson · ~61 km · Must-see
- Sloan's Lake · lake · Denver · ~61 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: Summit Lake (lake, 9 km), Mount Blue Sky (viewpoint, 11 km), Mount Evans Wilderness (sanctuary, 12 km), Sawtooth Ridge (viewpoint, 12 km), Mount Bierstadt (viewpoint, 13 km), Flirtation Peak (viewpoint, 14 km).
Is Echo Lake worth visiting?
Echo Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Colorado on Spotwander.