Echo Lake California Fishing, Boating, Camping

Echo Lake, California, is a good location for enjoying camping, boating and fishing, as well as other recreational activities. It is located within reach of twenty-five glorious mountainous peaks, one of which is right on its doorstep. Many tourists come to the lake to enjoy the breathtaking scenery and superb amenities, most especially at its traditional style camp that is open to young and old, providing what has become renowned world wide as a typical 'American' summer camp.

When the world thinks of the stereotypical 'summer camp', nothing epitomizes it better than those seen in many of the Hollywood movies with mischievous kids in uniforms and romance struck camp counselors running amuck. Though the attitude of kids and counselors is nothing like this in reality, the vision of the 'summer camp' with boating, fishing and other camping opportunities is very close to the truth, and one enjoyed by many thousands of people every year. California's Echo Lake is home to one such camp, but also a place where many other people go to enjoy the splendid views and hike the trails that lead to some fifty one nearby mountains.

Echo Lake is a great place for any family holiday. Craggy mountains combine with spectacular sunsets, prickly pines and star-filled nights to make a camping or fishing holiday beyond compare. The view from the mountain ridge of the lush valley below is stunning. In fact, many come to just relax around a campfire, eat barbecued food and hop in a canoe or two to find that perfect fishing spot. Many a meal consists of freshly caught trout.

The lake is also the entrance way into Desolation Wilderness, a trailhead that leads to hundreds of miles of clearly defined and well-maintained trails – some beginner level and others more designed for experts. Anyone can enjoy the broad expanse of mountainous wilderness – granite outcrops, wildflower filled meadows, tumbling waterfalls, pristine lakes and row upon row of trees. The alpine level lakes are especially good for swimming.

The highlight of the Echo is by far its 'summer camp', a traditional place where tents and cabins mingle together with the local lodge and the steamy backdrop of the center's heated pool and sizzling Jacuzzi. There families and even single kids on vacation can enjoy an all-inclusive holiday, as well as badminton, basketball, horseshoes, bocce, board games, arts and crafts, a carnival, a talent show, dancing, campfire songs, marshmallows over the campfire, staff led campfire stories, or just unwinding with one of the center's many books. In fact, part of the camp is reserved for the youth section and the rest for everyone else.

The camp runs from June to August each year. The family section is open to anyone wanting a roof and three square meals a day, plus their choice of activities. Then the formal programs begin By June 25, but there is still no activity in the youth side. As the middle of July arrives, the youth programs begin for kids ages eight to thirteen, offering five days of overnight excitement and six different weeks to choose from.