Water is available from April to October. The park itself is open all year, though wintertime use is very light. Summer days at Beaver Dam can get hot, although park temperatures are always 15 to 20 degrees cooler than those in Las Vegas. Because of its mountainous location in pinyon-juniper forest, the park's nighttime temperatures often are chilly enough for a jacket. Four hiking trails have been developed in and near the park.
None are very long.
A one-mile trail from the park's south boundary leads to a small waterfall. Echo Canyon State Park and Spring Valley State Park are both reached by state Highway 322 from U.S. 93 east of Pioche. Watch for the Echo Canyon park road about four miles from U.S. 93. The park road then runs eight miles farther to this year-round park established where a canyon opens out into Dry Valley. The 65-acre Echo Reservoir behind a dam controls flooding, preserves water for agriculture and provides a spot for recreation.