About Summit Lake North
Number of accommodations: 41
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Reviews (326)
What Guests Are Saying
Summit Lake North is praised for its great location within Lassen National Park, offering scenic views, easy access to hiking trails, and a beautiful lake for swimming. The campground is well-maintained with clean bathrooms and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite for visitors seeking a relaxing camping experience. However, some sites are closely spaced and lack shade, which may affect privacy and comfort.
What Guests Are Saying
Summit Lake North is praised for its great location within Lassen National Park, offering scenic views, easy access to hiking trails, and a beautiful lake for swimming. The campground is well-maintained with clean bathrooms and a peaceful atmosphere, making it a favorite for visitors seeking a relaxing camping experience. However, some sites are closely spaced and lack shade, which may affect privacy and comfort.
Review Summary
Steven D
VerifiedAugust 16, 2023 • Stayed at: B07, Loop: Loop B
Hadn't been to Lassen in 20+ years. It is relatively uncrowded and easy going; no place more so than the Summit Lake north campground. It was a relaxing experience that you just can't get at the more popular national parks.
Steven D
VerifiedAugust 16, 2023 • Stayed at: B07, Loop: Loop B
Hadn't been to Lassen in 20+ years. It is relatively uncrowded and easy going; no place more so than the Summit Lake north campground. It was a relaxing experience that you just can't get at the more popular national parks.
yan z
VerifiedAugust 14, 2023 • Stayed at: A16, Loop: Loop A
nice and clean
yan z
VerifiedAugust 14, 2023 • Stayed at: A16, Loop: Loop A
nice and clean
Laurence H
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: B23, Loop: Loop B
Nice camp.
Laurence H
VerifiedAugust 11, 2023 • Stayed at: B23, Loop: Loop B
Nice camp.
Deborah H
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: B17, Loop: Loop B
Site B17 has privacy on 3 sides. No barrier between 17 and 16 but we did not find this a problem, they are on slightly different levels and the tent site is further away. In general the site was good, the tent site felt private, the bathrooms were close but not too close, water spigot across from the site. The only problem was the placement of the table (too heavy to move), it was on a slight slant which made eating and cooking a bit awkward, but not impossible. Also it is right next to the firepit which might be fine if you had no chairs, but was inconvenient to walk between. The site has a private drivethru, but several cars mistook it for the road and had to back up once they saw us. We ended up putting our truck a little higher in the drivethru and that stopped the mixups. The one caution about that site, and those around it - when we drove up we saw that there is a large pond right behind the site. We immediately thought mosquitos would be a problem. Luckily that was not the case on the first 2 nights, but we did experience a couple on the second 2 nights. It could be they were just hatching and we dodged a bullet. This was late July 2023 after heavy snow and late spring.
The lake is great to swim in. We saw otters playing in it one day. All in all we had a good time at the site.
Deborah H
VerifiedAugust 9, 2023 • Stayed at: B17, Loop: Loop B
Site B17 has privacy on 3 sides. No barrier between 17 and 16 but we did not find this a problem, they are on slightly different levels and the tent site is further away. In general the site was good, the tent site felt private, the bathrooms were close but not too close, water spigot across from the site. The only problem was the placement of the table (too heavy to move), it was on a slight slant which made eating and cooking a bit awkward, but not impossible. Also it is right next to the firepit which might be fine if you had no chairs, but was inconvenient to walk between. The site has a private drivethru, but several cars mistook it for the road and had to back up once they saw us. We ended up putting our truck a little higher in the drivethru and that stopped the mixups. The one caution about that site, and those around it - when we drove up we saw that there is a large pond right behind the site. We immediately thought mosquitos would be a problem. Luckily that was not the case on the first 2 nights, but we did experience a couple on the second 2 nights. It could be they were just hatching and we dodged a bullet. This was late July 2023 after heavy snow and late spring.
The lake is great to swim in. We saw otters playing in it one day. All in all we had a good time at the site.
Peagon P
VerifiedAugust 7, 2023 • Stayed at: A12, Loop: Loop A
We had a lovely stay here! It was a nice camping spot with a beautiful view! It wasn’t crowded! It was nice to disconnect and reconnect to nature! Make sure to be fully self sufficient when going up! The campground did have a 1 bathroom.
Peagon P
VerifiedAugust 7, 2023 • Stayed at: A12, Loop: Loop A
We had a lovely stay here! It was a nice camping spot with a beautiful view! It wasn’t crowded! It was nice to disconnect and reconnect to nature! Make sure to be fully self sufficient when going up! The campground did have a 1 bathroom.
Location Summit Lake North
Address:
Lassen Volcanic Np P.O.Box 100
Mineral, CA, 96063
United States
From Redding, California take State Highway 44 east approximately 48 miles to the Manzanita Lake entrance of the park. The campground is 14 miles south of the entrance on the main park road.
The campground is accessible via State Highway 44, which connects to Redding, California, approximately 48 miles to the west.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.4944 / -121.425
Elevation: 2039 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
