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: 44.87532, -118.19604. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Rock Creek Butte · viewpoint · Baker · ~12 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~12 km · Must-see
• Mount Ireland · viewpoint · Grant · ~13 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~14 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge State Heritage Area · park · Baker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Sumpter Valley Dredge · fort · Baker · ~18 km · Must-see
• Elkhorn Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Baker · ~24 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~30 km · Must-see
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral · church · Baker · ~38 km · Must-see
• Baker Heritage Museum · museum · Baker · ~39 km · Must-see
• Vinegar Hill · viewpoint · Grant · ~42 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain Summit · viewpoint · Grant · ~48 km · Must-see
• Bates State Park · sanctuary · Grant · ~50 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~59 km · Must-see
• Wallowa-Whitman National Forest · sanctuary · Union · ~72 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• Crawfish Lake · lake · Grant · ~11 km · Must-see
• Anthony Lake Day Use Area · lake · Baker · ~12 km · Must-see
• Twin Lakes · lake · Baker · ~14 km · Must-see
• Wolf Creek Dam · lake · Union · ~30 km · Must-see
• Thief Valley Reservoir · lake · Baker · ~44 km · Must-see
• Morgan Lake Park · lake · Union · ~59 km · Must-see
• Magone Lake · lake · Grant · ~84 km · Must-see
• Malheur Dam · lake · Malheur · ~89 km · Must-see
• Maxwell Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~93 km · Must-see
• Minam Lake · lake · Wallowa · ~93 km · Must-see

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