Echo Lake State Park

Location: Off of Route 302, Conway

Activities: Swimming, picnicking

Amenities: At the park amenities include a bathhouse and picnic tables. A scenic trail around the lake provides great views which tower over the lake.

Fee: Admission is $3 for adults; $1 for children ages 6-11; children ages 5 and under and NH residents age 65 and over are admitted free

Operation Schedule: Weekends: Echo Lake State Park is open daily from June 23 through September 3, 2007. Staffing is limited, so call ahead at 603-271-3556 for more information.

Acreage: 118 acres

Waterfront: Echo Lake

Number of Campsites: None

Pets: Pets are not permitted in the park.

More Information: Located just two miles from the shopping mecca of North Conway, Echo Lake is a great place to take the family for a swim and picnic. A scenic trail around the lake provides great views of sheer, 700-foot Cathedral Ledge which towers over the lake. A mile-long auto road and hiking trails lead to the top of Cathedral Ledge where views across the Saco River Valley to the White Mountains can be enjoyed. Both Cathedral and nearby White Horse ledges are popular rock and ice climbing walls. Echo Lake State Park is open weekends and holidays only from late May; and daily from mid-June through Labor Day.