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: 45.77053, -91.44466. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum · museum · Washburn · ~44 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~46 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~51 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~54 km · Must-see
• Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway · sanctuary · Washburn · ~57 km · Must-see
• Little Dummy Lake · lake · Barron · ~59 km · Must-see
• Potato Lake · lake · Rusk · ~61 km · Must-see
• Red Lake · lake · Douglas · ~65 km · Must-see
• Gaslyn Lake · lake · Burnett · ~68 km · Must-see
• Smear Lake · lake · Bayfield · ~68 km · Must-see
• Forest Lodge Educational Campus · sanctuary · Bayfield · ~68 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• Lac Courte Oreilles · lake · Sawyer · ~19 km · Must-see
• Windigo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~23 km · Must-see
• Blueberry Flats · lake · Sawyer · ~27 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake Dam · lake · Barron · ~29 km · Must-see
• Hayward City Beach · lake · Sawyer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Chippewa · lake · Sawyer · ~33 km · Must-see
• Rice Lake · lake · Barron · ~46 km · Must-see
• Foo Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~51 km · Must-see
• WCSW-AM (Shell Lake) · lake · Washburn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Lost Land Lake · lake · Sawyer · ~54 km · Must-see

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