Echo Canyon State Park

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| name = Echo Canyon State Park

| photo = Echocyn.jpg

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| photo_alt = Landscape with reservoir

| photo_caption = Echo Canyon Reservoir

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| map_caption = Location in Nevada

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| label = Echo Canyon State Park

| location = Lincoln County, Nevada, United States

| nearest_town = Pioche, Nevada

| coords = {{coord|37|54|29|N|114|16|3|W|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{convert|1055.27|acre|abbr=on}}

| elevation = {{convert|5266|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{cite gnis|857975|Echo Canyon Reservoir}}

| established = 1970

| free_label = Named for

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| designation = Nevada state park

| administrator = Nevada Division of State Parks

| visitation_num = 17,536 vehicles

| visitation_year = 2017

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Echo Canyon State Park is a public recreation area located about {{convert|12|mi|spell=in}} east of the town of Pioche, Nevada, United States. The state park surrounds the {{convert|70|acre|adj=on|spell=in}} Echo Canyon Reservoir. The scenic area around Echo Canyon has several ranches and farms. The park ranges in elevation from {{convert|5200|ft}} to {{convert|5600|ft}} and sees occasional winter snows.

History

The reservoir was created with the building in 1969–70 of the Echo Canyon Dam in the Meadow Valley Wash approximately ten miles downstream from Eagle Valley Reservoir. It is also a historical site along the Mormon trail. Following development of a camping area, the Nevada Division of State Parks took control of operations in 1970.

Activities and amenities

The park offers campsites, picnicking, boat launch, and fishing. The {{convert|2.5|mile|adj=on}} Ash Canyon hiking trail leads into backcountry areas of the park.

References

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{{cite web |url=http://parks.nv.gov/parks/echo-canyon-state-park/ |title=Echo Canyon State Park |work=Nevada State Parks |publisher=Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |access-date=December 20, 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://lands.nv.gov/uploads/documents/PORTFOLIO_Master_List_LATEST_ONE_-_PUBLIC_POSTING_NRS_331.110A.pdf |title=Inventory of State Lands |publisher=Nevada Division of State Lands |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=November 27, 2019}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.ndow.org/Bodies_Of_Water/Echo_Canyon_Reservoir/ |title=Echo Canyon Reservoir |work=Bodies of Water |publisher=Nevada Department of Wildlife |access-date=November 27, 2019}}

{{cite web |url=http://parks.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Chapter-5-Inventory.pdf |title=Chapter 5: Inventory |work=Nevada 2005 State Recreational Trails Plan |publisher=Nevada Division of State Parks, Planning and Development Section |page=59 |access-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221224222/http://parks.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Chapter-5-Inventory.pdf |archive-date=December 21, 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://parks.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Echo2011-screen.pdf |title=Echo Canyon State Park Brochure |publisher=Nevada Division of State Parks |date=June 2011 |access-date=December 20, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107033850/http://parks.nv.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Echo2011-screen.pdf |archive-date=January 7, 2017}}

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External links

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[http://parks.nv.gov/parks/echo-canyon-state-park/ Echo Canyon State Park] Nevada State Parks

Category:State parks of Nevada

Category:Protected areas of Lincoln County, Nevada

Category:Protected areas established in 1970

Category:1970 establishments in Nevada

Category:Reservoirs in Nevada