Echo Lake
Echo Lake is a national forest campground in Colorado. Hookups: no hookups.
- Type
- National forest campground
- Location
- Colorado
- Coordinates
- 39.65627, -105.59564
- Hookups
- No hookups
- Activities
- Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Scenic Drive, Wildlife Viewing
- Map
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Phone
- 801-226-3564
Amenities
- Reservable sites
Only amenities a source confirms are listed; an amenity missing here is unknown, not absent.
About Echo Lake
Overview Echo Lake Campground is located on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in central Colorado near its namesake lake at the base of Mount Blue Sky along Hwy 103. Visitors enjoy hiking, fishing and taking scenic drives along Mount Evans Road. Recreation Activities in the area include hiking in the Mount Evans Wilderness, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing. Several trails leave directly from the campground. Facilities The campground offers 11 sites more suited to RV camping and seven sites designated for tent camping only. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Also, there are vault toilets, hand pumps with potable water and trash service. Natural Features Echo Lake sits in a spruce forest near the shores of Echo Lake. The campground's 10,600' elevation creates cool to chilly nights, even in summer, and its location on a mountain pass makes for windy conditions year-round. The Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland on the foothills and slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. The forests and grassland cover 1.5 million acres and extend north to the Wyoming border, south to Mount Evans and west across the Continental Divide. The area encompasses mountains, lakes and five scenic byways, designated by Congress for their scenery, wildlife or history, including the highest road in North America. Mount Evans Road, also known as Colorado Highway 5, allows visitors to drive from 10,500' to 14,130' above
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Nearby RV services
- Dump station
- Dump Station · 17 mi
- Water fill
- Crystal Spring · 37 mi
- Propane
- Ferrellgas · 27 mi
- Low clearances
- None mapped within 10 mi
- Off-road routes
- 105 designated routes (113 mi) within 10 mi
Other places to stay nearby
| Name | Type | Distance | Fee | Hookups |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake Campground | RV park | under 0.1 mi | — | — |
| West Chicago Creek | National forest campground | 3.6 mi | — | No hookups |
| West Chicago Creek Campground | Private campground | 3.7 mi | — | — |
| Mestaa’ėhehe Mountain Fire Lookout | National forest campground | 5.7 mi | — | No hookups |
| Clear Lake Campground | Private campground | 6.0 mi | — | — |
| Clear Lake | National forest campground | 6.1 mi | — | — |
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Sources. USFS and BLM recreation sites, Recreation.gov (RIDB), USFS and BLM recreation sites. Updated June 2026. Facility facts only; DryRig does not publish ratings or reviews on this page.