Echo Lake

Echo Lake: 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 Lake

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 Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.27139, -74.13556. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Echo Lake

• Fingerboard Mountain · viewpoint · Orange · ~3 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanawauke · lake · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanawauke · lake · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Harriman State Park · sanctuary · Rockland · ~8 km · Must-see
• New Sebago Beach · beach · Passaic · ~8 km · Must-see
• Lake Sebago · lake · Rockland · ~10 km · Must-see
• New York Renaissance Faire · attraction · Orange · ~10 km · Must-see
• Sterling Forest State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
• Appalachian National Scenic Trail · sanctuary · Orange · ~13 km · Must-see
• Pine Meadow Lake · lake · Rockland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Goosepond Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Orange · ~14 km · Must-see
• United Methodist Church · church · Rockland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Ramapo Mountains · viewpoint · Rockland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~15 km · Must-see
• Dunderberg Mountain · viewpoint · Bergen · ~16 km · Must-see
• Bear Mountain State Park · sanctuary · Rockland · ~16 km · Must-see
• Schunnemunk Mountain · viewpoint · Orange · ~17 km · Must-see
• Fort Montgomery · fort · Bergen · ~17 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Echo Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Echo Lake

• Lake Kanawauke · lake · Passaic · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Kanawauke · lake · Orange · ~6 km · Must-see
• Lake Sebago · lake · Rockland · ~10 km · Must-see
• Pine Meadow Lake · lake · Rockland · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sterling Forest Lake · lake · Passaic · ~20 km · Must-see
• Bog Meadow Pond · lake · Orange · ~21 km · Must-see
• Shepherd Lake · lake · Passaic · ~21 km · Must-see
• Glenmere Lake · lake · Sussex · ~22 km · Must-see
• Greenwood Lake · lake · Orange · ~22 km · Must-see
• Beaver Dam · lake · Orange · ~23 km · Must-see

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