Echo Canyon State Park is a public recreation area located about twelve miles (19 km) east of the town of Pioche, Nevada, United States. The state park surrounds the seventy-acre (28 ha) Echo Canyon Reservoir.[4] The scenic area around Echo Canyon has several ranches and farms. The park ranges in elevation from 5,200 feet (1,600 m) to 5,600 feet (1,700 m)[5] and sees occasional winter snows.[6]
Echo Canyon State Park | |
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Echo Canyon State Park Location in Nevada | |
Location | Lincoln County, Nevada, United States |
Nearest town | Pioche, Nevada |
Coordinates | 37°54′29″N 114°16′3″W / 37.90806°N 114.26750°W[1] |
Area | 1,055.27 acres (427.05 ha)[2] |
Elevation | 5,266 ft (1,605 m)[1] |
Established | 1970 |
Administered by | Nevada Division of State Parks |
Visitors | 17,536 vehicles (in 2017)[3] |
Designation | Nevada state park |
Website | Official website |
The reservoir was created with the building in 1969–70 of the Echo Canyon Dam in the Meadow Valley Wash approximately ten miles downstream from Eagle Valley Reservoir.[4] It is also a historical site along the Mormon trail. Following development of a camping area, the Nevada Division of State Parks took control of operations in 1970.[7]
The park offers campsites, picnicking, boat launch, and fishing. The 2.5-mile (4.0 km) Ash Canyon hiking trail leads into backcountry areas of the park.[7]