Overview:
Summit Lake Campground is a quiet retreat and a short distance from Warm Lake.
The campground offers 3 campsites and the small but lovely Summit Lake is a treat. Visitors enjoy hiking around the lake in hopes of spotting the variety of wildlife including bears, deer, elk, fox, grouse, eagles, osprey, grosbeaks, and whooping cranes that live in the area.
Natural Features:
The campground is situated in a scenic pine forest, which provides partial shade in the campground. Lunch Creek runs alongside the campground and summer wildflowers are abundant.
Recreation:
The campground is near Johnson Creek and offering great fishing opportunities for cutthroat, rainbow, lake and bull trout.
Billy Rice Swim Beach is a short drive from the campground toward Warm Lake. It is on the north side of the lake and is a fun place to go for an afternoon picnic and swim.
The surrounding area near Warm Lake offers great hiking, mountain biking, horseback and off-road vehicle riding, and hunting. Check on the Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) of the Cascade District for specific riding areas.
The WeWuKiye (Wa Wu Kia) Trail No. 252 was recently built and can be accessed at Shoreline Campground. It is popular for hiking and mountain biking.
Nearby Activities
- Auto touring
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hiking
- Picnicking
- Wildlife viewing
Directions
From Boise, Idaho, travel north on State Highway 55 approximately 80 miles to Cascade, Idaho.
From Cascade, Idaho, travel north on State Highway 55 only a short distance to the turnoff at the (Warm Lake road) Forest Highway 22.
Proceed along Forest Highway 22 northeast approximately 25 miles.
When you arrive at the Warm Lake area, Forest Highway 22 will become Forest Service (FS) Road 579.
Continue east along FS Road 579, approximately 8 miles to Summit Lake Campground.
GPS Coordinates
Latitude 44° 38′ 42.1080″ N
Longitude 115° 35′ 8.1960″ W