Summit Lake

Summit Lake: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this lake: Full / gates open · Low water level · Entry closed.

Best time to visit Summit Lake

Season: August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Summit Lake — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.76103, -96.28863. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Steamboat Museum · museum · Harrison · ~41 km · Must-see
• Lewis and Clark State Park · park · Monona · ~41 km · Must-see
• Blackbird Bend Wildlife Management Area · sanctuary · Monona · ~42 km · Must-see
• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Fort Atkinson · fort · Pottawattamie · ~52 km · Must-see
• Fremont Lakes State Recreation Area · park · Dodge · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hummel Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~64 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~64 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Hitchcock Nature Center · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~66 km · Must-see
• West Omaha Rock · attraction · Douglas · ~67 km · Must-see
• Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple · church · Douglas · ~68 km · Must-see
• Benson Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~70 km · Must-see
• Miller Park · sanctuary · Pottawattamie · ~71 km · Must-see
• Fort Omaha Guardhouse · fort · Pottawattamie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Fontenelle Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~72 km · Must-see
• Metcalfe Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see
• Adams Park · park · Pottawattamie · ~74 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• DeSoto Lake (Iowa) · lake · Pottawattamie · ~47 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~64 km · Must-see
• Standing Bear Lake · lake · Douglas · ~64 km · Must-see
• Carter Lake · lake · Pottawattamie · ~75 km · Must-see
• Zorinsky Lake Park · lake · Douglas · ~76 km · Must-see
• Lake Wanahoo Dam · lake · Saunders · ~80 km · Must-see
• Lake Manawa · lake · Pottawattamie · ~89 km · Must-see
• McCook Lake · lake · Woodbury · ~111 km · Must-see
• Capitol Beach Lake · lake · Lancaster · ~138 km · Must-see
• Tekamah-Mud Creek Dam 5-A · lake · Burt · ~1 km

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