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Echo Lake State Park is a public recreation area in
In 1899, Cathedral Ledge was purchased for $1,000 by a group of area visitors and local residents, and in 1900, White Horse Ledge was purchased. Both were later deeded to the State of New Hampshire. In 1943, the
Echo Lake State Park
New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources {{authority control State parks of New Hampshire Parks in Carroll County, New Hampshire North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway, New Hampshire
North Conway is a census-designated place (CDP) and village in eastern Carroll County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,116 at the 2020 census. A year-round resort area, North Conway is the second-largest village within the town ...
, that features Echo Lake and two rock ledges with scenic views, Cathedral Ledge and White Horse Ledge. Activities include swimming, hiking, non-motorized boating, picnicking and fishing. There is a one-mile trail around the lake.
A mile-long auto road and hiking trails lead to the top of Cathedral Ledge (summit elevation ) with views across the Saco River
The Saco River (Abenaki language, Abenaki: ''Sαkóhki'') is a river in northeastern New Hampshire and southwestern Maine in the United States. It drains a rural area of of forests and farmlands west and southwest of Portland, Maine, Portland ...
Valley to the White Mountains and Kearsarge North
Kearsarge North is a mountain located about 4 miles (6 km) northeast of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire. The U.S. Board on Geographic Names accepted the name "Pequawket Mountain" in 1915 but it was renamed Kearsarge North ...
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Both Cathedral Ledge and White Horse Ledge are popular for rock and ice climbing.
History
In 1899, Cathedral Ledge was purchased for $1,000 by a group of area visitors and local residents, and in 1900, White Horse Ledge was purchased. Both were later deeded to the State of New Hampshire. In 1943, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (SPNHF) is a private, non-profit, land conservation and sustainable forestry organization based in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. It purchases or is given easements on property, or obtains ou ...
joined with the state to raise funds to buy Echo Lake, protecting it from commercial development.
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Echo Lake State Park
New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources {{authority control State parks of New Hampshire Parks in Carroll County, New Hampshire North Conway, New Hampshire