Directions
Echo Lake also known as Z-16 is located in the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah. From the Mirror Lake highway take the Murdock Basin exit. Follow the Murdock Basin Road (road 137) to the lake. There are signs leading all the way up to Echo Lake although most people miss them and drive past the lake. I recommend you take a GPS. The first quarter mile of the road is paved after that the road will open up to a flat area that has a large map. Study the map before you drive up. The road looks like a old river bed and has lots of large rocks in it. Use a 4 wheel drive vehicle with lots of clearance. I broke the ball joint on my truck the last time I drove up there.
Fish Species
Brook trout is likely catch. Golden trout are a possible catch. There seems to be a boom bust cycle from the golden trout. From the several times I've been here through the years. Some years the golden trout are easily caught and other it's next to impossible to catch them.
Historical DWR Info
1999 Echo Z-16
Echo is a beautiful lake located in thick conifers at the base of a talus slope. This lake is 18 acres, 9,740 feet in elevation, with 44 feet maximum depth. Echo is a popular lake and receives heavy recreational use. Access is 5 1/4 miles east and north on the Murdock Basin Road to the Echo Lake turnoff, and then north for 1/2 mile along a rough road. Numerous campsites with spring water are available at the southeastern end of the lake. Horse feed is limited. Echo contains a large population of brook trout.
1983 Echo Z-16
Echo is a beautiful natural lake located in thick conifers at the base of a talus slope. This lake is 18 acres, 9,740 feet in elevation, with 44 feet maximum depth. Echo is a popular lake and receives heavy recreational use. Access is 5 1/4 miles east and north on Murdock Basin Road to the Echo Lake turnoff, and then north for 1/2 mile along a rough road. Numerous campsites with spring water are available at the southeastern end of the lake. Horse feed is limited. Echo contains a large population of brook trout with limited numbers of golden trout.
1964 Echo Z-16
19 acres, 39 feet, maximum depth, average depth 21.2 feet, elevation 9,200 feet. 4 miles on dirt road that leads to the east portal of the Duchesne tunnel, then another 2 1/2 miles north to first turn to left 1/2 mile. Many logging roads criss-cross this area. Road ends at Echo Lake. Lake side north of road 200 yards. A lake in dense timber containing Eastern brook and golden trout. Presently this is the only lake in Utah to contain golden trout. These fish range from 6 to 9 inches. What they do not make up in size they do in beauty. In late May and early June these fish can be seen spawning in the lake’s inlet and outlet. Good campsites, rafts.
Nearby Areas to Fish
Pyramid Lake, Joan Lake, Gem Lake, Blizzard Lake, Marshall Lake, Hoover Lake, Shepard Lake, Lost Lake, Fehr Lake, and Broadhead Lake.
Were You Looking For? Echo Reservoir (Summit County)
