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: 39.51300, -123.01131. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Mendocino National Forest · sanctuary · Glenn · ~20 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Horse Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~29 km · Must-see
• Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery · Buddhist site · Mendocino · ~31 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Elk Mountain · viewpoint · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Snow Mountain East · viewpoint · Lake · ~33 km · Must-see
• Black Butte · viewpoint · Glenn · ~33 km · Must-see
• Saint John Mountain · viewpoint · Glenn · ~36 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Mendocino Pass · viewpoint · Glenn · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~45 km · Must-see
• Anthony Peak · viewpoint · Mendocino · ~47 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve · sanctuary · Mendocino · ~55 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• Lake Pillsbury · lake · Lake · ~15 km · Must-see
• Van Arsdale Reservoir · lake · Mendocino · ~21 km · Must-see
• Timber Lake (Lake County, California) · lake · Colusa · ~33 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~38 km · Must-see
• Lake Mendocino · lake · Mendocino · ~45 km · Must-see
• Upper Lake County Park · lake · Lake · ~50 km · Must-see
• Howard Lake · lake · Mendocino · ~51 km · Must-see
• Stony Gorge Dam · lake · Glenn · ~52 km · Must-see
• Tule Island · lake · Lake · ~57 km · Must-see
• East Park Dam · lake · Colusa · ~57 km · Must-see

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