Summit Lake Recreation Site
Near Parson, British Columbia, Canada
Who runs this site
No operator is listed in BC government records. The site may be maintained by a government contractor or by its users.
About Summit Lake
A small lake with rough road access. A one-unit campsite is located past the beaver pond. Rough access rd, crosses waterway, 4WD high clearance vehicles only.
- Type
- Recreation site
- Campsites
- 1 campsite
- Upkeep
- User maintained (pack out what you bring in)
- Access
- Road: 4 Wheel Drive
- Nearest town
- Parson, British Columbia
- District
- Rocky Mountain North (Recreation Sites and Trails BC)
- Established
- 1995
- Location
- 51.02318, -116.8084
- Site ID
- REC2487
Activities
Facilities
Getting there
Rough access rd with no turnarounds, crosses waterway, 4WD high clearance vehicles only.
Drive along the main Spillimacheen Forest Service Road to the 17 km mark. Stay right travelling the North Fork FS Road to the 21 km mark. From here turn left onto the Summit Road. After about 7 kms, the road reaches a creek and beaver pond.
It is recommended to park at the creek and walk the short distance to the lake.
Official page at Recreation Sites and Trails BC
Host jobs
Hosts at BC recreation sites are hired by the site operator. BC also recruits live-in fee-site operators by request for proposals on BC Bid.
Host jobs near Summit Lake:
- Volunteer Park Hosts, Martha Creek, McDonald Creek and Blanket Creek Parks West Kootenay Park Management Inc. (BC Parks operator), 97 km away
- Campground Host, Kootenay Lake Provincial Park RAP Park Contracting Ltd. (BC Parks operator), 103 km away
- Campground Manager (live on site) Kananaskis Campground Services Inc. (KCS), 146 km away
Nearby recreation sites
- Three Island Lake 2 km, 1 campsite
- Rocky Point Lake 2 km, 1 campsite
- Loon Lake 4 km, 9 campsites
- Wilbur Lake 9 km, 2 campsites
- Bittern Lake 15 km, 2 campsites
- Fourteen Mile Lake 17 km, 1 campsite
Information from Recreation Sites and Trails BC open data (BC Data Catalogue, Open Government Licence – British Columbia), retrieved 2026-10-09. Conditions change: check the official page before you travel. CampHostJobs is not affiliated with the Government of British Columbia.