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The RV campground has 20 full hook-up sites situated on a hill overlooking Dry Valley. Campground facilities include flush toilets and an RV dump station. A camping limit of 14 days in a 30-day period is enforced. Showcasing the beauty of Eastern Nevada, Echo Canyon State Park offers year-round opportunities to enjoy a variety of great outdoor activities. The 65-acre reservoir presents the perfect place for boating and swimming and is home to a variety of waterfowl, including mallards, teals and herons. Fishermen enjoy a lake filled with rainbow trout, largemouth bass, crappie and an occasional German brown trout. Campers and hikers can also enjoy the eagles, hawks, songbirds, owls and vultures that soar through the canyons and valleys. Common animals include cottontails, coyotes, deer and an occasional bobcat.
Day use entrance fee: $5.00 per vehicle (Non-NV Vehicles $10.00 per vehicle)
Boat launch: $10.00 (Non-NV Vehicles: $15.00)
Camping: $15.00 per vehicle, per night (Non-NV Vehicles: $20.00 per vehicle, per night) + $10.00 for sites with utility hook ups
Camp and boat: $20.00 per night (Non-NV Vehicles: $25.00 per night) + $10.00 for sites with utility hook ups
Bike in: $2.00 per bike
Clean campground and facilities. Caught tons of fish (not the biggest, but fun) at the reservoir. Good place to stay and visit in the past of Nevada.
I am biased on my reviews with Nevada State Parks. Let me explain why:
Echo Canyon State Park is only a few hours outside of Las Vegas and delivers mountain views, clean forest air & skies (minimal/no light pollution), great camping (clean showers! and restrooms), and the quiet & peaceful ambience of a mountain landscape.
Echo Canyon State Park features Echo Canyon Reservior which is popular for fishing and boating in a very comfortable size reservior. Shore fishing is just as great and the smaller size of the reservior make exploring the shorelines easy: a quick car drive can get you across the other side of the lake in minutes, or exploring the inlet of Meadow Valley Wash.
There are also hikes to explore, the bridge to nowhere, and Spring Valley State Park, and Cathedral Gorge State Park are both not too far, nearby. And out of these three State Parks, Echo Canyon is often the least busy/occupied, which makes it one of my favorites.
Escape the city here, or if you're driving/passing through our state, this park is the best to set up basecamp if you are exploring the area.
Nice campground tucked between some hills. There are some trees for shade and each site has a table and shade structure.
Most of the sites are big enough for at least small trailers; ours is 26 feet and fit in our spot easily.
The reservoir is adjacent to the campground and is small, but stocked with fish and bug enough for a small boat.
