Echo Canyon Park
About
Echo Canyon Park is a park in Arizona, about 0.9 miles from the community of Cinco Soles. It sits in a cluster of hiking and climbing destinations, which makes it a convenient base for a short outing or a longer day mixing trail time with time on the rock. Weather shapes any plan here. Typical averages from the Phoenix Sky Harbor airport weather station, about 6.5 miles away, show mild winters, with January highs around 68°F and lows near 46°F. December is similar at about 66°F by day and 45°F at night. Spring warms quickly, with March near 78°F and April around 86°F. From June through September highs typically reach 100°F or more, peaking at about 106°F in July, and summer nights stay in the high 70s to mid 80s. November, at about 77°F, opens the comfortable season again. Rain is infrequent year-round, typically one to four wet days a month. Several trails and climbing areas lie within a short walk. Cholla Trail and Boulder Canyon are both about 0.1 miles away, Echo Canyon Trail starts roughly half a mile off, and Camelback Mountain is about 0.6 miles away.
Park size
458 acres
Inside this park
Facts about this place
When to go
Best time to go: Nov–Mar. The mildest months here, with typical highs of 66–78°F and lows of 45–55°F.
Typical monthly averages (not a forecast) from the Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Ap, AZ weather station, 6.5 mi away. High / low in °F.
- Jan68° high46° low
- Feb71° high49° low
- Mar78° high55° low
- Apr86° high61° low
- May95° high69° low
- Jun104° high79° low
- Jul106° high84° low
- Aug105° high84° low
- Sep100° high78° low
- Oct89° high66° low
- Nov77° high54° low
- Dec66° high45° low
Where it is
- Echo Canyon Park · Public land
- Nearest town
- Paradise Valley, Arizona · 2.6 mi
Source: NIFC Jurisdictional Units; USGS GNIS populated places
Nearby
- Cholla TrailHiking0.1 mi
The Praying MonkRock climbingPhoto: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi- Boulder CanyonRock climbingPhoto: bobistraveling, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.1 mi
Echo Canyon TrailHikingPhoto: Hari Seldon, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi
Gargoyle WallRock climbingPhoto: Spikebrennan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.5 mi- Camelback MountainRock climbingPhoto: Spikebrennan, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)0.6 mi
- Arizona Canal PathHiking2.7 mi
Salt RiverCanoeingPhoto: Alan Stark from Goodyear, AZ, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)6.5 mi
Source: Roamze catalog (indexable pages within 10 miles, PostGIS distance)
Best time to visit Echo Canyon Park
Best months: November–March. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
68° / 46°
4 wet
Feb
71° / 49°
4 wet
Mar
78° / 55°
3 wet
Apr
86° / 61°
2 wet
May
95° / 69°
1 wet
Jun
104° / 79°
1 wet
Jul
106° / 84°
3 wet
Aug
105° / 84°
4 wet
Sep
100° / 78°
3 wet
Oct
89° / 66°
2 wet
Nov
77° / 54°
2 wet
Dec
66° / 45°
4 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl Ap, AZ, 6.5 mi away at 1,107 ft. We don't have this place's elevation, so higher spots nearby can run cooler. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
