Summit Lake Camping Area

12 mi southwest of Greenwater, WA · Verizon 4G · AT&T 4G · T-Mobile 5G

Dispersed / primitivetype

Freeto camp

Jul–Augbest months

About Summit Lake Camping Area

Managed by: United States Forest Service
Where: 12 mi southwest of Greenwater, WA · 47.04052, -121.83184

Amenities:

ToiletsTents allowed

Weather by month

36°

27°Jan

37°

26°Feb

41°

27°Mar

46°

30°Apr

53°

36°May

58°

40°Jun

67°

46°Jul

67°

47°Aug

61°

43°Sep

49°

36°Oct

40°

30°Nov

35°

26°Dec

Typical daily highs and lows (°F), 1991–2020 NOAA normals. Best months: Jul–Aug (comfortable days, mild nights, little rain). Nights below freezing: Nov–Apr.

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Trails near camp

Trail	Open to	From camp	Length
Summit Lake Tie With Clearwate	Hiking	0.1 mi	2.1 mi
Summit Lake	Hiking	0.1 mi	2.4 mi
Carbon	Horse	0.8 mi	8.6 mi
Bearhead	Horse	1.4 mi	0.8 mi
Clearwater	Horse	1.4 mi	7.6 mi
Lyle Lake	Horse	2.2 mi	1.0 mi

Straight-line distance from camp, from Forest Service, BLM, state and OpenStreetMap trail data.

Good to know

Cell signal

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From the carriers' FCC coverage maps, which tend to be generous.

Night sky: Rural edge

The Milky Way is clear overhead but fades toward town glow.

Class 4 of 9, from NASA/NOAA night-light data.

Stargazing nearby: Theodor Jacobsen Observatory (University observatory), 47 mi.

RV essentials

Dump station: 18.9 mi
Water fill-up: 22.7 mi
Propane: 20.9 mi

Nearest of each within 25 miles, straight-line.

Camps nearby

Twin Lake Backcountry Camp 0.8 mi
Cayada Creek Road Dispersed Camping 2.9 mi
Ipsut Creek Campground 4.4 mi
Carbon River Dispersed Roadside Camping 5.2 mi
Carbon River Camp 6.4 mi
Yellowstone Cliffs Camp 6.5 mi