Summit Lake South Trailhead

Summit Lake South Trailhead is a trailhead in Shasta County, Shasta Cascades, California. Summit Lake South Trailhead is situated nearby to Summit Lake North Trailhead, as well as near Cascade Springs.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lassen Volcanic National Park and Summit Lake.

Lassen Volcanic National Park is a United States national park that is at the southern terminus of the Cascade Mountains in the Shasta Cascades region of California, approximately 50 miles east of Redding.

Lake

Summit Lake is a lake in the Lassen Volcanic National Park of Shasta County, California, east of California Route 89 at elevation 6,700 ft. Two campgrounds, named Summit Lake North and Summit Lake South, are located adjacent to the lake.

Ranger station

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Summit Lake Ranger Station, also known as the Summit Lake Patrol Cabin, is one of the first three buildings constructed by the National Park Service in Lassen Volcanic National Park, California. Summit Lake Ranger Station is situated 3,700 feet northwest of Summit Lake South Trailhead.

Latitude

40.48881° or 40° 29′ 20″ north

Longitude

-121.42274° or 121° 25′ 22″ west

Operator

National Park Service

Open location code

84GWFHQG+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

highway=trailhead

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