Echo Lake

US Forest Service · California

Echo Lake in California. Ringed marker is this site; the other dots are the 1330 public campsites we map in California.

Echo Lake is a semi-developed, dispersed camping area at the shoreline of Echo Lake near the Caribou Wilderness. A vault toilet is on site, as well as trash recepticals. Echo Lake is a popular place for kayaks and conoes. Be aware that this area was damaged in the 2021 Dixie Fire and hazards still exist.

What we know about it

Managed by

US Forest Service

Booking

first-come, first-served

Dogs

Allowed on a leash (USFS policy)

Site type

Camping area

Number of sites

35

Coordinates

40.43245, -121.16447

Nearest sites we map

• Rocky Knoll Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Silver Bowl Campground7 km · US Forest Service
• Bogard Campground10 km · US Forest Service
• Juniper Lake Stock Corral11 km · National Park Service
• Juniper Lake Group11 km · National Park Service
• Warner Creek Campground14 km · US Forest Service

Source: US Forest Service, dated 2025-12-22, fetched 2026-09-07. Official listing.

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