About Summit Lake South
Number of accommodations: 45
Nearby Activities & Attractions
Hiking
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2026 Season availability
Campground Amenities
Water and Hygiene
- Potable Water
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Reviews (372)
What Guests Are Saying
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.
What Guests Are Saying
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.
Review Summary
Chere E
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: C10, Loop: Loop C
Clean bathrooms!
Chere E
VerifiedSeptember 21, 2025 • Stayed at: C10, Loop: Loop C
Clean bathrooms!
Shannon H
VerifiedSeptember 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.
Erin D
VerifiedSeptember 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.
Kevin J
VerifiedSeptember 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.
Kevin J
VerifiedSeptember 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.
Howard O
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: E17, Loop: Loop E
Great little camp ground. Nice central location within the park.
Howard O
VerifiedSeptember 18, 2025 • Stayed at: E17, Loop: Loop E
Great little camp ground. Nice central location within the park.
bianca d
VerifiedSeptember 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.
bianca d
VerifiedSeptember 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.
Location Summit Lake South
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.
Latitude & Longitude: 40.4903 / -121.424
Elevation: 2042 feet
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Last updated: June 4, 2026
