Echo Canyon Dam

Echo Canyon 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 lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Echo Canyon 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 Canyon Dam — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 37.90758, -114.27147. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Canyon Dam

• Echo Canyon State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~1 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Gorge State Park · church · Lincoln · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spring Valley State Park · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~20 km · Must-see
• Highland Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~34 km · Must-see
• Comet Peak · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~35 km · Must-see
• Kershaw-Ryan State Park · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~53 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Cathedral Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Moon Caves · cave · Lincoln · ~19 km
• Rice Mountain · viewpoint · Iron · ~31 km
• Butcher Spring · attraction · Iron · ~33 km
• White Rock Range Wilderness · sanctuary · Lincoln · ~44 km
• Big Cave · cave · Lincoln · ~50 km
• Eccles Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~50 km
• Craw Knoll · viewpoint · Lincoln · ~53 km
• New Arrowhead Mine · fort · Iron · ~58 km
• Schroeder Lake (drained) · lake · Lincoln · ~59 km
• Fife Flat Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~60 km

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

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Canyon Dam

• Beaver Dam State Park · lake · Lincoln · ~58 km · Must-see
• Delamar Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~111 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Wash National Conservation Area · lake · Washington · ~115 km · Must-see
• Upper Pahranagat Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~127 km · Must-see
• Lower Pahranagat Lake · lake · Lincoln · ~131 km · Must-see
• Pruess Lake · lake · Millard · ~140 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam Mountains Wilderness · lake · Mohave · ~141 km · Must-see
• Sand Hollow North Dam · lake · Washington · ~147 km · Must-see
• Kolob Reservoir · lake · Washington · ~149 km · Must-see
• Eccles Reservoir · lake · Lincoln · ~50 km

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