California · Rock climbing · South Lake Tahoe

Echo Lakes

Echo Lakes is a climbing area in California with 3 routes.

Echo LakesPhoto: brewbooks, CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
3 routes
5.8+ – 5.12b
Trad · Sport · Mixed

Is Echo Lakes open right now?

Closure in the area

There's a closure order in Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. It doesn't name Echo Lakes, so check the source for the area it covers.

As of · Source: USFS · Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Best time to visit Echo Lakes

Best months: May–October. 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.

  1. Jan

    36° / 23°

    9 wet

  2. Feb

    37° / 23°

    8 wet

  3. Mar

    42° / 26°

    7 wet

  4. Apr

    48° / 29°

    5 wet

  5. May

    56° / 35°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    66° / 42°

    2 wet

  7. Jul

    75° / 49°

    2 wet

  8. Aug

    74° / 49°

    1 wet

  9. Sep

    67° / 44°

    2 wet

  10. Oct

    55° / 36°

    3 wet

  11. Nov

    43° / 28°

    5 wet

  12. Dec

    35° / 23°

    7 wet

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Dagget Pass, NV, 13.2 mi away at 7,334 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Echo Lakes is a climbing area in California's Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, within the Echo Lake area. The land is managed by a regional agency, and it sits among several other climbing spots and trails, making it an easy base for a day of rock and a walk. Summer is the most comfortable time to visit. Typical averages from the Dagget Pass weather station, about 13 miles away, show July highs around 75°F with lows near 49°F, and only one or two wet days a month from June through September. The climbing area holds three routes: Lost Crack, a mixed climb at 5.8+; Symo, a traditional route at 5.11b/c; and Hair Trigger, a sport route at 5.12b. The 5.12 Wall and Blind Man's Bluff climbing areas are each about 0.3 miles away, and the Saucer Lake Trail is 0.4 miles off.

Routes (3)

New Peculiar(1)

Lost Crack5.8+

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