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451 reviews
Summit Lake South is a scenic and well-kept campground with decent privacy and easy access to nearby lakes and trails. Many campers appreciated the tranquility and cleanliness, enjoying amenities like potable water and flat camping spots. However, some noted issues with campsite spacing, uneven parking, and noise from nearby campers, while others mentioned the impact of the recent fire on the area's natural beauty.
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September 21, 2025 Stayed at: E14, Loop: Loop E
Camping at South Summit was a good experience. Notices from booking website can be more emphatic in pointing out there is no water provided. Even non-potable water was not available to drown campfires. Sites are roomy but do not have vegetation between them so you can expect to make eye contact (and hear their conversation) with your neighbors on the regular.
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September 21, 2025 Stayed at: E12, Loop: Loop E
Summit Lake South is a beautiful campground. We've camped here several times and are always happy to come back. The sites are pretty small but it's nice because that means it mostly limits how many people can come, keeping the experience pretty serene.
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September 21, 2025 Stayed at: C10, Loop: Loop C
Clean bathrooms!
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September 20, 2025 Stayed at: C04, Loop: Loop C
Site C-4: Several trees in the campground have been cut down; our campsite was especially barren and difficult to deal with due to the placement of downed logs. The picnic table was placed on the steepest slope on the site making it uncomfortable to use. There were flatter places nearby, but moving that concrete table wasn’t possible. Although it’s stated that there is drinking water widely available in the campground there was none; we had to drive a few miles to the group campground to obtain drinking water. And even though the water spigots were signed “non-potable water” they were turned off; we had to use previous drinking water to extinguish our campfires. There was a yellowjacket nest in one of the campsite’s tree stumps and I was stung several times after making the mistake of using the stump as a chopping block for firewood. The nearby lake is beautiful, as is so much of the park. Despite the lousy campsite, we enjoyed our visit.
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September 20, 2025 Stayed at: C04, Loop: Loop C
Site C-4: Several trees in the campground have been cut down; our campsite was especially barren and difficult to deal with due to the placement of downed logs. The picnic table was placed on the steepest slope on the site making it uncomfortable to use. There were flatter places nearby, but moving that concrete table wasn’t possible. Although it’s stated that there is drinking water widely available in the campground there was none; we had to drive a few miles to the group campground to obtain drinking water. And even though the water spigots were signed “non-potable water” they were turned off; we had to use previous drinking water to extinguish our campfires. There was a yellowjacket nest in one of the campsite’s tree stumps and I was stung several times after making the mistake of using the stump as a chopping block for firewood. The nearby lake is beautiful, as is so much of the park. Despite the lousy campsite, we enjoyed our visit.
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September 18, 2025 Stayed at: E17, Loop: Loop E
Great little camp ground. Nice central location within the park.
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September 18, 2025 Stayed at: E17, Loop: Loop E
Great little camp ground. Nice central location within the park.
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September 16, 2025 Stayed at: D05, Loop: Loop D
Great location for hikes.
Not all camp parking spaces are flat, so if you’re staying in your vehicle be aware.
They did shut off all water spickets without any advance notice and there weren’t any
NON POTABLE water signs on those spickets - I just knew better then to drink the water.
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September 16, 2025 Stayed at: D05, Loop: Loop D
Great location for hikes.
Not all camp parking spaces are flat, so if you’re staying in your vehicle be aware.
They did shut off all water spickets without any advance notice and there weren’t any
NON POTABLE water signs on those spickets - I just knew better then to drink the water.
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September 13, 2025 Stayed at: D07, Loop: Loop D
Decent site. Medium sized. Flat tent space. Close to neighboring site on one side. Some shade.
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Lassen Volcanic Np P.O.Box 100, Mineral, CA 96063 United States
Elevation: 2,042 ft
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.
The closest entrance is: Southwest Entrance Station
Approximate drive: 8.4 mi · 14 min
Last updated: November 3, 2026
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Population: 133
Nearby city: Redding, CA
Approx. 51 mi away (straight-line distance)
Elevation: 4,902 ft
Mineral, CA
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