About this campground
Echo Lake Trailhead is located south of Idaho Springs on Hwy 103. It provides access to the Chicago Lakes Trail (#52) and the Resthouse Meadows Trail (#57). Facilities include vault toilets and seasonal water. View a COTREX map here.
Getting there
From Idaho Springs: Take exit #240 onto Hwy 103. Go south for approximately 12 miles to the junction of Hwy 103 and Hwy 5.
Directions
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Nearby federal campgrounds
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- Summit Lake TrailheadArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG4 mi
- WEST CHICAGO CREEKArapaho & Roosevelt National Forests Pawnee NG4 mi
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Echo Lake Trailhead doesn't take campsite reservations — but plenty of nearby Colorado campgrounds do, and we'll alert you the moment a sold-out site opens up.
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