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A beautiful subalpine lake with easy year-round access.

Located at the base of Mt. Evans Road, Echo Lake sits next to Squaw Pass Road, providing a great jumping-off point for numerous adventures. The park serves as a trailhead for hiking or snowshoeing into the Mount Evans Wilderness, offers picnic areas, and includes a nearby campground with 17 sites. The area has dark night skies for photographing the Milky Way, and when the lake is frozen interesting cracks form in the ice. The lake is also a popular fishing spot, although actually catching a fish can prove difficult.

Pack List

Hiking shoes or snowshoes
Warm Layers
Camera + Lens + Tripod
Fishing Pole & Tackle

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Activities:

Chillin, Camping, Fishing, Photography, Snowshoeing, Hiking

Skill Level:

Beginner

Season:

Year Round

Trail Type:

Loop

Distance:

1.2 Miles

Elev. Gain:

88 Feet

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Features:

Bathrooms

Dog Friendly

Easy Parking

Family Friendly

Forest

Lake

Picnic Area

Scenic

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about 2 months ago

Explore Echo Lake Park

Sweet Views

Great spot, if you find the main parking area full head up the scenic byway just past echo lake towards Juniper pass for some really, really sweet views of Mt. Evans and more!

about 2 months ago

Added by Jason Hatfield

Adventure and travel photographer based out of Denver, Colorado. I teach photography workshops and offer private guiding around the west. More at jasonjhatfield.com

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