USDA Forest Service · Oregon
Summit Lake Campground
USDA Forest Service · Oregon, United States
- Cost
- Overnight Use: Single Site: $21 per night Additional Vehicle Fee: $8 per vehicle per night
- Drinking water
- No
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,242 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- Verizon weak · T-Mobile none · AT&T none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- SUMMIT LAKE CAMPGROUND ACCESS (NFSR 4661141) · native material · high clearance vehicles
- Nearest town
- Government Camp, OR
About
US Forest Service campground. Summit Lake Campground is a small rustic campground on serene Summit Lake. Some of the sites are walk-in sites, but they all offer fishing, swimming in the shallow lake, and visiting nearby trails. Proposed Opening = Post Memorial Day Closing date = September 5. Not reservable through Recreation.gov, so plan on first-come, first-served; check with the ranger district for current conditions and fees.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 26° | -2° | 47° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 34° | 26° | 3° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 26° | 13° | 62° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 29° | 14° | 70° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 52° | 38° | 29° | 76° | 5 of 11 |
| June | 63° | 41° | 31° | 83° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 74° | 48° | 39° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 50° | 40° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 44° | 32° | 83° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 55° | 37° | 29° | 73° | 6 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 31° | 13° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 34° | 25° | 7° | 56° | 10 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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