Echo park is both the name of a neighborhood and the name of a park within the neighborhood. The neighborhood itself has a ghetto reputation, but it is getting gentrified, and expensive. So it is kind of a trendy neighborhood now. I went pedal boating here on the lake in the park. That was fun. But the park itself and the water is dirty, and there are creepy kind of people who hang out in that park, so use your commmon sense.