Campground
Summit Lake Campground
Lassen Volcanic National Park, California
Two small campgrounds on a lake in the middle of Lassen, near Echo Lake and the park road.
- Price
- About US$22 per night
- Booking
- Best to book
- Sites
- 45

Summit Lake North and South sit on a mountain lake just off the Lassen park road, with short trails to Echo and Upper Twin Lakes. Quiet and cooler than the valley, they suit anyone who wants to be nearer the Bumpass Hell area.
Good to know
- Bring layers, it gets cold at 6,700 ft
- Combine with the Lassen Peak trailhead
- Mosquitoes early in summer
- Best time
- Mid to late summer
- Open
- Roughly late June to September
- Getting there
- Paved park road
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
Facilities
- Fire pits
- Picnic tables
- Toilets
- Drinking water
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