Stage 2 fire restrictions are currently in effect at Echo State Park, prohibiting all open fires of any kind. This ban includes fires within established fire pits, charcoal grills, pellet grills, and any other ash-producing fuel.
Properly shielded gas or liquid-fueled portable camp stoves with a shut-off valve are permitted, provided they are used in an area at least three feet in diameter that is barren and contains no flammable vegetation.
Located in the mountains of northeastern Utah near Coalville, Echo State Park provides access to 1,394 surface acres of open water at the Echo Reservoir. The area supports activities such as kayaking, paddleboarding, wakeboarding, and fishing for species including trout and perch.
Visitors can utilize various amenities including full and partial hookup campsites for RVs and tents, five cottages, a day-use area with beach access, and picnic areas. Winter recreation options like ice fishing are also available when conditions permit.
Boaters are reminded to self-certify and display a quagga form before launching vessels. To protect Utah waters from quagga mussels, anyone who has visited contaminated waters, such as Lake Powell, must clean, drain, and dry their vessel or undergo professional decontamination.
A spring dry time of 18 days is required before launching at Echo. Additionally, owners of complex boats with ballast tanks or unverified water systems must wait 30 days to dry or be professionally decontaminated if they have visited Lake Powell or out-of-state waters.
The Echo Dam and Reservoir were originally built by the Bureau of Reclamation in the 1930s for agricultural irrigation. Since the late 1960s, local residents have managed recreation concessions at the site.
