BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia
Summit Lake
BC Recreation Sites · British Columbia, Canada
- Sites
- 1
- Hookups
- 1 no hookups
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 4,938 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Nearest town
- Parson
- Activities
- Angling, Camping
About
A small lake with rough road access. A one-unit campsite is located past the beaver pond. Rough access rd, crosses waterway, 4WD high clearance vehicles only.
Road access. User-maintained site with no regular servicing. Facilities on file: boat launch, toilets, picnic tables, fire rings. First come, first served.
Getting there: Rough access rd with no turnarounds, crosses waterway, 4WD high clearance vehicles only. Drive along the main Spillimacheen Forest Service Road to the 17 km mark. Stay right travelling the North Fork FS Road to the 21 km mark. From here turn left onto the Summit Road. After about 7 kms, the road reaches a creek and beaver pond. It is recommended to park at the creek and walk the short distance to the lake.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 24° | 13° | -30° | 32° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 23° | 10° | -19° | 37° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 35° | 20° | -6° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 39° | 27° | 7° | 52° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 49° | 34° | 25° | 72° | 7 of 11 |
| June | 59° | 41° | 32° | 73° | 1 of 11 |
| July | 69° | 50° | 39° | 84° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 70° | 51° | 41° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 59° | 43° | 32° | 74° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 42° | 29° | 13° | 61° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 29° | 15° | -13° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 20° | 9° | -27° | 35° | 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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