The Echo Welcome Center is a pull-off rest area for motorists, serving I-80 southbound travelers coming into Utah from Wyoming.  Restroom facilities and pay phones are accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  The large grounds surrounding the Center have shaded picnic areas.

Inside the Welcome Center is a staffed visitor information area, open seven days a week, closing only for major holidays.  Hours of operation vary with the seasons, but it is generally open during daylight hours.

Tourism specialists are on hand to help you plan your trip, give directions, and offer suggestions for fun things to do.  They have information on seasonal events such as rodeos, festivals, and resort snow conditions.  Brochures, guides and maps describe attractions in all parts of Utah.  Up-to-the-minute data is available on road closures, weather forecasts and other traffic-related issues.

The Welcome Center is located in Echo Canyon, named by early pioneers for the echoes that bounce back and forth across the canyon walls.  Echo Canyon played a vital role in the settlement of the West.  It was a major Native American trail, and later a popular route for fur trappers and pioneers.  The Donner-Reed Party passed through the canyon in their failed attempt to reach California.  The canyon is part of both the Oregon Trail and the Mormon Pioneer Trail.  In the 1850's it served as passage for the Overland Stage Company and in 1860 was a route for the Pony Express.  Today Interstate 80 passes through the canyon, connecting the cities of Evanston, Wyoming and Park City, Utah.

Contact the Welcome Center at 435-336-2588 or echo_information@parkcity.com.