BC Parks · British Columbia
Summit Lake Park
BC Parks · British Columbia, Canada · in Summit Lake Provincial Park
- Sites
- 35
- Season
- May 8 to September 27
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- No
- Dump station
- No
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 2,500 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Activities
- Canoeing, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking, Kayaking, Swimming
About
The small campground is located on a point of land at the south-west end of Summit Lake. It contains 35 vehicle-accessible sites, with a paved, circular, one way traffic road. A park gate is located just past the day-use parking lot.
Seven of the sites are double sites. There are no pull-through sites, tent pads or tent sites. The sites are shady and small, in an intimate setting along the lake front or with in the cedar hemlock forest. Extra vehicles must pay the extra vehicle fee and can be parked in the day-use parking lot located near the park entrance.
Services are offered between May and September. The closest store is in Nakusp, 18 km west on Highway 6.
Reservations are accepted and first come, first served campsites are also available. Visitors without reservations can select any site without a reserved sign and staff will come to collect fees.
Operated by West Kootenay Park Management Inc.
Fees
Peak season $37.50 CAD, shoulder season $26 CAD per party per night; non-B.C. residents +$20 CAD per stay
The gate is closed outside of the operating season. Campers may still walk in from the gate but must be self-sufficient. No services are provided.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 23° | -11° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 22° | -12° | 46° | 10 of 11 |
| March | 43° | 29° | 8° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 47° | 35° | 20° | 71° | 5 of 11 |
| May | 60° | 44° | 35° | 82° | 0 of 11 |
| June | 68° | 50° | 39° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 78° | 60° | 49° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 80° | 61° | 52° | 94° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 67° | 53° | 44° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 39° | 32° | 67° | 0 of 10 |
| November | 39° | 33° | 16° | 52° | 8 of 10 |
| December | 33° | 25° | -1° | 42° | 9 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
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