Echo Canyon State Park

Echo Canyon State Park
Nevada State Park
Echo Canyon Reservoir
Country  United States
State  Nevada
County Lincoln
Location Pioche
 - elevation 5,348 ft (1,630 m) [1]
 - coordinates 37°54′36″N 114°15′38″W / 37.91000°N 114.26056°W / 37.91000; -114.26056Coordinates: 37°54′36″N 114°15′38″W / 37.91000°N 114.26056°W / 37.91000; -114.26056
Area 1,080 acres (437 ha)
Founded 1970
Management Nevada Division of State Parks
Location of Echo Canyon State Park in Nevada

Echo Canyon State Park is a 1,800-acre (730 ha) state park of Nevada, USA, featuring a 65-acre (26 ha) reservoir. The park is located about 15 miles (24 km) east of the town of Pioche. It is in the Eastern Nevada Region of Nevada State Parks. Echo Canyon Dam, which impounds Echo Canyon Reservoir, was built in 1969-70. It is the farthest downstream dam on the Meadow Valley Wash.

The scenic area around Echo Canyon (elevation 5,100 feet (1,600 m)) has several ranches and farms. The park has campsites, a picnic area, hiking trail, boat launch and fishing.

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