About Summit Lake North
Number of accommodations: 41
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2026 Season availability
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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
Steve H
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A13, Loop: Loop A
We were in site A13. The site is very close to its neighbor because there is no level site for our tent accept right next to their fire ring. You can hear them whispering. Also there is not much shade at that site so bring a shade structure. There are some sites that looked better but overall all the sites are pretty close together. The lake is very nice and the north side has great access to the lake and nice seating areas. Good access to water spigots and trash bins. The bathrooms were very clean but they don't have lighting.
Nancy H
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: B20, Loop: Loop B
Lovely place to camp, with easy access to many of the park’s trails. Disappointed that there was no evening campfire program.
Steve H
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: A13, Loop: Loop A
We were in site A13. The site is very close to its neighbor because there is no level site for our tent accept right next to their fire ring. You can hear them whispering. Also there is not much shade at that site so bring a shade structure. There are some sites that looked better but overall all the sites are pretty close together. The lake is very nice and the north side has great access to the lake and nice seating areas. Good access to water spigots and trash bins. The bathrooms were very clean but they don't have lighting.
Lorenz M
VerifiedAugust 16, 2025 • Stayed at: B23, Loop: Loop B
This campground is right in the middle of the park. It's approximately 15 miles in each direction to the most popular sites. The lake is excellent for children to swim in. It is also easy to get your kayaks into the water.
Fiodor P
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: B22, Loop: Loop B
Perfect place in the middle of most hiking trailheads. Toilets with running water. We were happy!
Fiodor P
VerifiedAugust 12, 2025 • Stayed at: B22, Loop: Loop B
Perfect place in the middle of most hiking trailheads. Toilets with running water. We were happy!
Evan T
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: Loop B
Sites are extremely close together; like it’s not clear which table and fire ring is yours and your neighbor’s tent is in your space. But it’s ok for a late arrival, early departure stay.
Evan T
VerifiedAugust 11, 2025 • Stayed at: B12, Loop: Loop B
Sites are extremely close together; like it’s not clear which table and fire ring is yours and your neighbor’s tent is in your space. But it’s ok for a late arrival, early departure stay.
Jennifer T
VerifiedJuly 30, 2025 • Stayed at: B15, Loop: Loop B
The website fails to communicate clearly important details about the status of the driveway. There was a significant slant/grade to the driveway. We were not able to level the RV. We were only able to get it to 3% on the level reader (front to back). To adjust we had to completely change how we slept in the RV. I wish the campgrounds would do a more thorough job of providing these details. Overall even though the campground was cramped with sites being too close to each other it was relatively quiet. We did end up leaving a day/night early & stayed at the south entrance. They were charging $10 to stay overnight in the visitor center parking lot since the campground down there was under construction. Much more level. Much less crowded. Beautiful night sky viewing!
Anne C
VerifiedJuly 30, 2025 • Stayed at: B06, Loop: Loop B
I love this campground. It’s smaller and more peaceful than Summit Lake South and definitely more than Lake Manzanita. Sites are relatively small and there’s not a lot of privacy, but lake access is easy. I had a good view of the lake from my site, and it was a very short walk to the lake. Good shade. Mt Lassen is visible from the campground. Bathrooms were clean and convenient to my site. I’m definitely coming back to this campground and staying longer.
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
