Echo Canyon State Park, State park in Nevada, United States.
Echo Canyon State Park surrounds the 70-acre Echo Canyon Reservoir, about 12 miles east of Pioche in Lincoln County, Nevada. The still water reflects the sky below a long, low ridge of tan and brown arid hills with sparse green scrub and a band of reddish rock along the upper slopes. The park ranges from 5,200 to 5,600 feet in elevation.
Mormon pioneers settled the area in 1864, and silver ore was soon discovered. In the late 1860s a smelter was built in Dry Valley near Echo Canyon, with the workers' camp of Moodyville housing up to 60 people in 1872 before a windstorm destroyed it the next year. The Echo Canyon Dam was built in 1969–70 in Meadow Valley Wash, and the Nevada Division of State Parks took over operations in 1970.
The name Panaca comes from Panaker, a Paiute word for this place, and Mormon pioneers settled the area in 1864 before silver ore was found nearby. In the late 1860s a smelter operated in Dry Valley near Echo Canyon, with the workers' camp of Moodyville housing up to 60 people in 1872; a windstorm destroyed it the following year. The reservoir is stocked with rainbow trout.
The park provides camping and picnic areas right along the waterfront where visitors can easily access the shore. Spring and fall are the best times to visit when temperatures are more comfortable for outdoor activities.
The reservoir holds several fish species that draw anglers and boaters to the area for recreation. This aquatic life is noteworthy in such an arid desert region of Nevada.
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