Summit Lake North Campground (elevation 6.7 ft.) is conveniently located on the main road of Lassen Volcanic National Park. The campground is within walking distance of the small but scenic Summit Lake and eight miles from the 10,457-ft. Lassen Peak, the largest volcano in the park..
Hikers will find one of the park's major trails only 1/4-mile away from the campground and many more within a close proximity. Summit Lake North is on the opposite side of the lake from Summit Lake South Campground.
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🚐A01, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A02, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A04, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A05, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A06, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A07, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A08, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A10, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A11, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A12, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
⛺A13, Loop: Loop A
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐A14, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A15, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A16, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A17, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A18, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B01, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B02, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B03, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B04, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B05, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
⛺B06, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺B07, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺B08, Loop: Loop B
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐B09, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B10, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B11, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B12, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B13, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺B14, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B15, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
⛺B16, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
⛺B17, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B18, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺B19, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B20, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B21, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B22, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B23, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B24, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B25, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
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🚐A01, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A02, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A04, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A05, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A06, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A07, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A08, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A10, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A11, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A12, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
⛺A13, Loop: Loop A
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐A14, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A15, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐A16, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A17, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐A18, Loop: Loop A
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B01, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B02, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B03, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B04, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B05, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
⛺B06, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺B07, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Campfire
⛺B08, Loop: Loop B
Tent
Paved · Pet Friendly · Campfire
🚐B09, Loop: Loop B
RV
Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B10, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B11, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B12, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B13, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺B14, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B15, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Gravel · Pull-through
⛺B16, Loop: Loop B
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Gravel · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
⛺B17, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B18, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
⛺B19, Loop: Loop B
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Paved · Pet Friendly · Yes shade
🚐B20, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B21, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B22, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B23, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Pull-through
🚐B24, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
🚐B25, Loop: Loop B
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Pet Friendly · Paved · Driveway entry: Back-In
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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.
Pro: Enough even space for our tent, benches and table in good condition
Con: Men‘s restroom was a disgusting mess. We stayed for 3 nights. Urinal was clogged and filled on morning after first night. No repair, only covered with a plastic bag. Next day, also one of the two toilet bowls was clogged and full with pee and poop. Remained so until we left after third night. Ok, this was a weekend, but still… whoever refilled toilet paper must have noticed.
Pro: Enough even space for our tent, benches and table in good condition
Con: Men‘s restroom was a disgusting mess. We stayed for 3 nights. Urinal was clogged and filled on morning after first night. No repair, only covered with a plastic bag. Next day, also one of the two toilet bowls was clogged and full with pee and poop. Remained so until we left after third night. Ok, this was a weekend, but still… whoever refilled toilet paper must have noticed.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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Location & Directions for Summit Lake North
Lassen Volcanic Np P.O.Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063 United States
From Redding, California take State Highway 44 east approximately 48 mi to the Manzanita Lake entrance of the park. The campground is 14 mi south of the entrance on the main park road.
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