Summit Rock

Summit Rock: 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 viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Summit Rock

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

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 Rock — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 45.39781, -92.65069. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Summit Rock

• Folsom House · sanctuary · Polk · ~1 km · Must-see
• Interstate Park · sanctuary · Polk · ~2 km · Must-see
• Colby Lake · lake · Polk · ~4 km · Must-see
• Bloom Lake · lake · Polk · ~12 km · Must-see
• Linn Lake · lake · Polk · ~18 km · Must-see
• Balsam Branch Wildlife Area · sanctuary · Polk · ~19 km · Must-see
• Spider Lake · lake · Polk · ~20 km · Must-see
• Balsam Lake · lake · Polk · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Martha · lake · Chisago · ~24 km · Must-see
• Lake Ellen · lake · Chisago · ~25 km · Must-see
• Green Lake · lake · Chisago · ~26 km · Must-see
• Cedar Lake · lake · Polk · ~26 km · Must-see
• Half Moon Lake Conservancy · lake · Polk · ~27 km · Must-see
• William O'Brien State Park · park · Washington · ~28 km · Must-see
• White Stone Lake · lake · Chisago · ~29 km · Must-see
• Comfort Lake · lake · Chisago · ~31 km · Must-see
• Heims Lake · lake · Chisago · ~35 km · Must-see
• Square Lake · lake · Saint Croix · ~37 km · Must-see

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Other hill stations & viewpoints near Summit Rock

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• Chippewa Valley · viewpoint · Eau Claire · ~144 km · Must-see
• Franconia Landing · viewpoint · Chisago · ~6 km
• Log House Landing · viewpoint · Washington · ~23 km
• McKusick Ravine · viewpoint · Washington · ~50 km
• Bissel's Mound · viewpoint · Washington · ~68 km
• Kingfisher Overlook · viewpoint · Washington · ~68 km
• Kettle River Overlook · viewpoint · Pine · ~71 km
• Bear Hill · viewpoint · Pine · ~75 km

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