Echo Lake in Denver Mountain Parks
Location: Clear Creek County. Arapaho National Forest. From Idaho Springs,
drive south 12 miles on Highway 103. Lake is south of the highway just west of Mount Evans Road.
Size: 22.8 acres;
7 feet maximum depth.
Fish: Rainbow trout (catchable-size stocked).
Agency: Denver Parks and Recreation
Comments:
USGS Idaho Springs quad; altitude 10,720 feet. West Chicago Creek Campground is 8 miles west. Echo Lake Lodge food and beverage
services with restrooms at entrance to Mount Evans Road (open Memorial Day through September). No boats. No humans or pets
are allowed in or on the water. The only lake activity allowed is fishing from the shoreline. The ecosystem of high-altitude
lakes is fragile.
Evergreen Lake in Dedisse Park in Denver Mountain Parks
Location: Jefferson County. From Denver, go west on I-70
to Evergreen Parkway (old El Ranch Exit). Go south on Highway 74 to Evergreen. The lake is south of Highway 74 and Upper Bear
Creek Road.
Size: 42 acres; 23 feet maximum depth.
Fish: Brown and rainbow trout (catchable-size stocked),
sucker, tiger muskie, and splake.
Agency: Evergreen Parks and Recreation Department through a cooperative agreement
with Denver Parks and Recreation.
Comments: USGS Evergreen quad; altitude 7,072 feet. Boating by Evergreen permit
only (open late May). No power boats. Open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Handicapped-accessible fishing pier and marsh viewing boardwalk.
Parking available above and below dam.
Summit Lake in Denver Mountain Parks
Location: Clear Creek County. Arapaho National Forest. From Idaho Springs,
drive 12 miles south on Highway 103 to Echo Lake. East of lake turn south on Mount Evans Road, Highway 5. Drive 9 miles, the
lake is just west of the road.
Size: 35 acres; 70 feet maximum depth.
Fish: Rainbow and cutthroat trout.
Agency:
Denver Parks and Recreation Department
Comments: USGS Mount Evans quad; altitude 12, 900 feet. Roadside fishery. Open 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. Rough handicapped-accessible
trail. Echo Lake Lodge food and beverage services with restrooms at entrance to Mount Evans Road (open Memorial Day through
September). No boats. No humans or pets are allowed in or on the water. The only lake activity allowed is fishing from the
shoreline. The ecosystem of high-altitude lakes is fragile.
