Upper Echo Lake

About this campground

Species present: Rainbow and Brook Trout Seasons: Open all year. Bag limit: 5 per day, 10 in possession. Date of usual ice out: June 1 (6,000' elevation) Access trails: This lake is located in Section 6, T38N, R5W. Access is via the South Fork Road (Road 26) from the W.A. Barr Road. One route is the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) which crosses Road 26 about 12 miles up (at the Gumboot Trailhead). Park here and walk south on the Pacific Crest Trail 2.25 miles to the divide between Seven Lakes and Munbo Basins. At the divide, take the Seven Lakes Trail (an old jeep road) to the south on a sidehill trail to the jeep road at the next pass, about 0.3 miles. On this route, and from the pass, you can see almost every lake in the basin. This washed out jeep trail ends at the outlet of Upper Seven Lake and downstream about a tenth mile is the inlet of Lower Seven Lake. If you continue dowstream, you pass Upper Echo Lake. Camping: One poor site. Surface acres: Unknown...probably small. Comments: Good fishing for small Brook Trout. This lake is on National Forest land.