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Echo Lake Campground

Echo Lake CampgroundPhoto: squeaks2569 — CC BY-SA 2.0 (via Flickr)
from $26
fee
6/3
season
Jun, Sep
best months

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Road closed

CO 5/Mount Blue Sky Road: road closure is listed as closed by CDOT 511.

  • CO 5/Mount Blue Sky Road: road closure

    Closed · ~0.0 km from Echo Lake Campground · CDOT 511

As of · Source: CDOT 511. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

  • At 10,600 ftHigh camp: expect cold nights, even in summer
  • Echo Lake Park

The Echo Lake Campground is located near its namesake lake at the base of Mount Blue Sky along Highway 103. Visitors enjoy hiking, fishing and taking scenic drives along Mount Blue Sky Road. There are 17 sites available. Ten sites are suitable for RV camping and seven sites are suitable for tents. Each site is equipped with a picnic table and campfire ring. Other facilities include vault toilets, hand pumps with potable water and trash service. There are no electric/water/sewer site hook-ups at this campground. Echo Lake Campground sits in a spruce forest near the shores of Echo Lake. The campground's 10,600 feet elevation creates chilly nights, even in summer, and its location on a mountain pass makes for windy conditions year-round. Activities in the area include hiking in the Mount Evans Wilderness, fishing, scenic driving and wildlife viewing. Several trails leave directly from the campground.

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  • Best time to go · Jun, Sep

    Best time to visit Echo Lake Campground

    Best months: June and September. 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

      32° / 12°

      8 wet

    2. Feb

      31° / 11°

      8 wet

    3. Mar

      38° / 17°

      9 wet

    4. Apr

      43° / 23°

      10 wet

    5. May

      53° / 31°

      9 wet

    6. Jun

      64° / 40°

      9 wet

    7. Jul

      69° / 46°

      13 wet

    8. Aug

      67° / 44°

      14 wet

    9. Sep

      61° / 38°

      10 wet

    10. Oct

      50° / 29°

      7 wet

    11. Nov

      39° / 19°

      7 wet

    12. Dec

      32° / 12°

      8 wet

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Cabin Creek, CO, 6 mi away at 10,020 ft. The station sits about 600 ft lower than this place, so expect it a little cooler here. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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