Summit Lake Provincial Park
Overview
Summit Lake Provincial Park is a beautiful 6 hectare park located on a peninsula that juts out into Summit Lake. Seventeen of the thirty-four campsites are on the lake with their own waterfront access.
The park is a destination for avid fishers and families seeking a tranquil park setting on a beautiful lake. Park visitors enjoy canoeing, fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout or swimming in the lake’s clear, refreshing mountain water.
Mountain goats can often be viewed on rocky outcroppings and in late summer a natural spectacle occurs as thousands of toads emerge from the lake and migrate to the nearby forest to hibernate for the winter.
Reservations can be made up to 4 months in advance for qualifying campsites and up to 12 months in advance for group sites and picnic shelters. > FAQs
Activities
Facilities
Park Details
Park Location
18 km south east of Nakusp or 26 north of New Denver on Highway #6
Operating Dates
May 10 to Sept. 29, 2024 (gate closed in off-season)
Reservable Campground Dates
May 10 to Sept. 28, 2024
Total Number of Vehicle Campsites: 35
Reservable Campsites
23 (sites #5,6,7,9, 11 to #29)
Picnic Shelter Rental Fees:
Reservable for private functions for $50 per day
Reservations
Contact BC Parks at 800-689-9025 or book online at camping.bcparks.ca
Vehicle Accessible Camping Fee
$26 per party/night
Camping Fees
• $26 per camping party/night
• 2nd vehicle $12
• Firewood $10 per bundle
• Cash or credit only, no cheques
Cellular/Wifi Service
No cellular or Wifi service at this park (50¢ pay phone on-site).
Facilities
Cold potable well water is available for cooking and drinking. Three water taps are randomly located in the campground with one water tap in the day-use/picnic area. A freshwater RV fill station is available by site #14.
Upon entering the park turn right to access the day-use/picnic parking lot. Just a short walk will lead you to the lake and the day-use/picnic area. Here you will find a 100 metres long, shale/pebble type beach. At the edge of the forest, approximately 10 metres from the shoreline, on a small grassy area are 6 tables. A pit toilet and water tap is nearby. There are no fire pits or barbeque stands. In the campground by campsite #1 is a grassy field with an open picnic shelter containing a wood stove. Campers and picnickers use both.
For information on the park and surrounding area, visit the information shelter at the campground entrance, the park host at site #1, or talk to any park staff.
One pit and three flush toilets are located throughout the campground. The day-use/picnic area has one pit toilet.
While campfires are allowed and campfire rings are provided at each campsite, we encourage visitors to conserve wood and protect the environment by minimizing the use of fire and using campstoves instead. Firewood can be purchased in the park for $10 per bundle or you may bring your own wood. Limited burning hours or campfire bans may be implemented. To preserve vegetation and ground cover, please don’t gather firewood from the area around your campsite or elsewhere in the park (this is a ticketable offence under the Park Act). Dead wood is an important habitat element for many plants and animals and it adds organic matter to the soil.
The small park and campground is located on a point of land at the south-west end of Summit Lake. The campground is circular, with a gravel, one way traffic road and contains 35 vehicle accessible sites (including seven double sites).
The sites are shady and small, in an intimate setting along the lake front or with in the cedar hemlock forest. For an additional fee, extra vehicles can be parked in the day-use parking lot located near the park entrance. A pay phone is nearby at the pump house found in the centre of the campground. Services are offered in the high use season between May and September. This park offers vehicle accessible campsites on a first-come, first-served basis, and by reservations through Discover camping (1-800-689-9025 or online at www.discovercamping.ca). Non reservation visitors may select an available site and either self register by placing payment in the fee vault located at the campground entrance, or wait for a Park Attendant to collect the fees.
The closest store is in Nakusp, 18 km west on highway 6.
For the use of registered campers, there is a single wide, all gravel boat launch located in the campground at campsite #29. This boat launch accommodates car top boats. A wharf is available to assist with launching. Boat trailers must be parked at the users campsite or at the day-use parking lot. Visitors do leave their boats on the shore in front of their campsites. A public boat launch is located 1 km south of the park.
Parking is permitted only in designated lots and on the gravel portion of campsites. Parking is not permitted on roadsides.
There is some wheelchair access in the park. All of the toilet facilities in the park are accessible for wheelchairs. None of the campsites are paved.
Activities
HIKING: This park has a short gravelled walking trail from the campground to the day-use/picnic area. For your own safety and the preservation of the park, obey posted signs and keep to designated trails. Shortcutting trails destroys plant life and soil structure.
Pets/domestic animals must be on a leash at all times and are not allowed in beach areas or park buildings. There is no off-leash area at this park. Pet owners are responsible for their pets’ behaviour and must dispose of their waste.
Backcountry areas are not suitable for dogs or other pets due to wildlife issues and the potential for problems with bears.
SWIMMING: The beach is 100 metres long and has a shale/pebble type surface. Warm water attracts swimmers and makes this a very popular swimming area. There is no roped off swimming area. There are NO LIFEGUARDS on duty at provincial parks.
FISHING: Park visitors can enjoy summer or winter fishing for rainbow and cutthroat trout. Anyone fishing or angling in British Columbia must have an appropriate licence. Check the BC Fishing Regulations Synopsis for quotas and restrictions.
CANOEING: There are opportunities for canoeing, kayaking and stand up paddleboarding in this park. Paddlers can access the lake from the boat launch, the beach or any of the lakefront sites.
CYCLING: Bicycles must keep to roadways. Bicycle helmets are mandatory in British Columbia.
Seniors Fee Discounts
- Day after Labour Day to June 14 only
- $13 per senior party/night.
- Read the User Fees Policy on the BC Parks website for information on Senior Camping Discounts.
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RESERVATION CALL CENTRE
($5 surcharge applies)
Canada/USA Toll-Free • 800-689-9025
International Callers • +1 778-309-1439
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (PST) • 7 days per week
CLOSED December 25 and January 1
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RESERVATION CALL CENTRE
($5 surcharge applies)
Canada/USA Toll-Free • 1-800-689-9025
International Callers • +1 778-309-1439
7:00 AM to 7:00 PM (PST) • 7 days per week
CLOSED December 25 and January 1
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