Echo Lake Park
Echo Lake Park is a small park with a beautiful 12-acre lake. Although no boats are allowed, a gravel path encircles the entire lake, enabling anglers to access multiple areas of the shoreline. There is a fishing pier, playground, and picnic shelter available for use year-round.
Park Information
Parking: Parking lot is located at the entrance off Springfield road.
Parking Availability : 60 slots
Fee: None
Hours: Sunrise to Sunset
Verizon Cell Coverage: 2 bars
Resources
Visit the park website
View a park map (PDF)
View a phot0 gallery
Exploring the Park
GUIDED TOURS
Echo Lake Main Trail - 0.8 mile
This is a very short hike that circles the lake that occupies most of the park space. It may have special appeal for children, who can visit the playground and fish from the fishing pier. While the main attraction is the lake itself, you can also encounter a few natural wonders, and we will point out a few. Of particular interest are the tree plaques along the way that identify tree specimens within the park.
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Echo Lake Long - 2.8 miles
While the main part of the park is fairly small, this hike takes advantage of an informal trail that follows the course of Meredith Branch, the stream that feeds the lake. This is a pleasant stroll along the creek, and children may enjoy splashing in the water. In the spring and summer, you should encounter a number of interesting plants, especially in the first part of the hike.
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HIKE COLLECTIONS
This file contains tracks (or paths) for all of the hikes available at this site - download to your smartphone to take each walk.
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NATURALIST TOURS
This site has no Naturalist Tours so far. In the meantime, you can check out these tours created for other sites.
Hog Island WMA Birding Hike
Powhatan SP Tree Tour Big Woods
Holliday Lake State Park Wildflower Hike
Exploring Nature
RECOMMENDED ACTIVITIES
Walks - Take the longer trail to enjoy the creek.
Nature - Look for a Great Blue Heron along the lake shore
Social - Pull up some chairs on the fishing boardwalk and enjoy the lake views and conversation.
Challenges - See how many Northern Cardinals you can spot
Kids - Try your luck at fishing.
NATURAL TREASURES
Learn about the plants and animals that live in the park
View the list of plants
View the list of birds
Get eBird Instructions
Get iNaturalist Instructions
SCAVENGER HUNT
Echo Lake in August and September
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