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Summit Lake Camping Area
Hike-in · U.S. Forest Service · WA · 47.04052, -121.83184
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this site. On most of their ground you can camp away from developed sites pretty much anywhere — so treat this as a known-good spot, not the only one allowed. The unit sets stay limits and how far off road and water you must be. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Summit Lake Camping Area
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 5,384 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Summit Lake Camping AreaNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Summit Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- WWater9 mi
- @Mail11 mi
- GGrocery11 mi
- MMechanic11 mi
- FFuel12 mi
- ShShower12 mi
- RxPharmacy12 mi
- +Urgent care12 mi
- HHardware13 mi
- LLaundry13 mi
- AAir-up13 mi
- OOutfitter13 mi
- EVEV fast charger18 mi
- DDump19 mi
- PPropane22 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water's a short hop out, fuel & food sit about 11 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Summit Lake Camping Area
Access
Hike-in
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
5,384 ft
State
WA
Coordinates
47.04052, -121.83184
Cost
Free · OpenStreetMap fee tag: no
Nearby & resupply — around Summit Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA (OpenStreetMap)
- Drinking waterWater · ~8.6 mi
- FuelGull · ~11.5 mi
- Propane / LPG7-Eleven · ~22.4 mi
- Dump station~19.0 mi
- GroceriesWilkeson Grocery · ~11.0 mi
- PharmacyChuck's Drug · ~12.5 mi
- Hospital / clinicRainier Natural Health Clinic · ~12.5 mi
- HardwarePraxxair · ~12.9 mi
EV charging — from Summit Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger18.2 mi straight-line NW — Walmart EV Charging, Bonney Lake, WA (at a shopping center) · WALMART · CCS, NACS (Tesla) · 8 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-14 · hours: 24 hours daily · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach11 within 25 mi · 177 within 50 · 392 within 100 · 620 within 150
- Nearest listing CHAdeMO20.7 mi — WinCo Foods - Sumner #74, Sumner
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)13.0 mi — Outpost EV, Enumclaw, WA (at a public site) · RED_E · J1772 · 3 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast charger$0.52 Peak / $0.31 Off-Peak per kWh (as listed by AFDC)
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 466565 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Summit Lake Camping Area · Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest · WA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSummit Lake · ~0.7 mi SE · USFS
- RestroomBLDG C120 Carbon River (Vault Toilet @ Entrance) · ~5.1 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomCarbon River Ranger Station · ~7.1 mi SW · NPS
- RestroomBLDG C130 Carbon River (Mowich Lake Vault Toilet) · ~7.6 mi S · NPS
Open Summit Lake Camping Area elsewhere
Other camps near Summit Lake Camping Area
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Twin Lake Backcountry Camp~0.8 mi
- Cayada Creek Road Dispersed Camping~2.9 mi
- Carbon River Dispersed Roadside Camping~5.3 mi
- Pierce County~8.3 mi
The unit that manages Summit Lake Camping Area
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Summit Lake Camping Area are set by Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Summit Lake Camping Area
Source
OpenStreetMap contributors
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
auto: hike (road/trail right there)
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Summit Lake Camping Area
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Summit Lake Camping Area
Camping near a reservoir →What “dispersed” means here →Reading a forest MVUM →Getting unstuck →All field notes →
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