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.