Must-see lake · Clear Creek, Colorado
Summit Lake
Summit Lake is a lake in Clear Creek, Colorado.
Summit Lake: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. 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.
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Summit Lake — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 39.59780, -105.64418. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Summit Lake
- Mount Blue Sky · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~1 km · Must-see
- Sawtooth Ridge · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Bierstadt · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~3 km · Must-see
- Mount Evans Wilderness · sanctuary · Clear Creek · ~7 km · Must-see
- Guanella Pass · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~7 km · Must-see
- Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
- Arrowhead Mountain · viewpoint · Park · ~13 km · Must-see
- Square Top Mountain · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~13 km · Must-see
- Argentine Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~14 km · Must-see
- Mount Edwards · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~17 km · Must-see
- Ruby Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~18 km · Must-see
- Grays Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~19 km · Must-see
- Cooper Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~20 km · Must-see
- Torreys Peak · viewpoint · Clear Creek · ~20 km · Must-see
- Morgan Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~22 km · Must-see
- Webster Pass (Colorado) · viewpoint · Park · ~22 km · Must-see
- Grizzly Peak · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
- Lenawee Mountain · viewpoint · Summit · ~23 km · Must-see
Other lakes, dams & reservoirs near Summit Lake
- Echo Lake · lake · Clear Creek · ~9 km · Must-see
- Dillon Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~44 km · Must-see
- Tarryall Dam · lake · Park · ~52 km · Must-see
- Barker Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~54 km · Must-see
- Pacific Tarn · lake · Summit · ~57 km · Must-see
- Gross Reservoir · lake · Boulder · ~57 km · Must-see
- Montgomery Dam · lake · Park · ~57 km · Must-see
- Marston Lake · lake · Denver · ~62 km · Must-see
- Clinton Gulch Reservoir · lake · Summit · ~62 km · Must-see
- Chatfield Reservoir · lake · Douglas · ~62 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Summit Lake full? Are the gates open?
No visitor has reported the water level status for Summit Lake yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Summit Lake?
August to December when reservoirs are full and gates may open. Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Summit Lake?
Nearby: Mount Blue Sky (viewpoint, 1 km), Sawtooth Ridge (viewpoint, 3 km), Mount Bierstadt (viewpoint, 3 km), Mount Evans Wilderness (sanctuary, 7 km), Guanella Pass (viewpoint, 7 km), Echo Lake (lake, 9 km).
Is Summit Lake worth visiting?
Summit Lake is listed as a must-see lake in Colorado on Spotwander.