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: 40.67486, -121.36442. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~4 km · Must-see
• Lassen National Forest · sanctuary · Lassen · ~16 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Cinder Cone · viewpoint · Lassen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Nobles-Emigrant Trail · trek · Shasta · ~19 km · Must-see
• Tumble Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~20 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Thousand Lakes Wilderness · sanctuary · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Lassen Volcanic National Park · sanctuary · Shasta · ~25 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Chaos Crags · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Magee Peak · viewpoint · Shasta · ~27 km · Must-see
• Twin Buttes · viewpoint · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Lassen Peak · sanctuary · Shasta · ~30 km · Must-see
• Caribou Wilderness · sanctuary · Lassen · ~30 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• Baker Lake · lake · Shasta · ~4 km · Must-see
• Butte Lake · lake · Lassen · ~18 km · Must-see
• Snag Lake · lake · Lassen · ~23 km · Must-see
• Summit Lake · lake · Shasta · ~26 km · Must-see
• Horseshoe Lake · lake · Shasta · ~28 km · Must-see
• Reflection Lake · lake · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Manzanita Lake · lake · Shasta · ~29 km · Must-see
• Juniper Lake · lake · Lassen · ~31 km · Must-see
• Emerald Lake · lake · Shasta · ~33 km · Must-see
• Lake Britton · lake · Shasta · ~55 km · Must-see

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