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: 45.03147, -121.78798. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Lake

• Timothy Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Harriet · lake · Clackamas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Mount Mitchell · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~22 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Mount Hood National Forest · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~26 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Barlow Ridge · viewpoint · Hood River · ~35 km · Must-see
• Tom Dick and Harry Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~36 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Tumala Mountain · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Bull of the Woods Wilderness · sanctuary · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• West Coast Airlines Flight 956 · attraction · Clackamas · ~38 km · Must-see
• Laurel Hill · viewpoint · Clackamas · ~39 km · Must-see
• Ann Arbor Hot Springs​ · attraction · Marion · ~40 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Summit Lake

Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake

• Timothy Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~13 km · Must-see
• Little Crater Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~17 km · Must-see
• Lake Harriet · lake · Clackamas · ~18 km · Must-see
• Clear Lake · lake · Wasco · ~22 km · Must-see
• Fish Lake · lake · Marion · ~28 km · Must-see
• Frog Lake Buttes · lake · Wasco · ~28 km · Must-see
• Trillium Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~33 km · Must-see
• Breitenbush Lake · lake · Marion · ~37 km · Must-see
• Mirror Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~37 km · Must-see
• Burnt Lake · lake · Clackamas · ~44 km · Must-see

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