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Summit Lake is a great lake in an area with lots of outdoors fun all around. Summit Lake is a wet spot that gets a lot of rain; through December this area sees the most rain, and July meanwhile is the driest month. This lake is so wonderful. If you come at the right time of year, Clackamas River offers some tremendous whitewater, and brilliant skiing awaits you at Mt. Hood Ski Bowl. These mountains rock, just explore all the exciting stuff to do in the Central
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| | Cascade Range. Going for a hike on the Summit Lake Trail is always a good adventure, and there are some splendid whitewater spots on Clackamas River - Oak Grove Fork. Go for a hike on the Fire Springs Trail, and why not camp at Lemiti Campground while you're here at Summit Lake. The Central Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful. You simply must love the Central Cascade Range. Dry warm beds await you at Whispering Woods (Vri); you'll find a stunning | |
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lake called Timothy Lake. There's no such thing as a bad day of skiing at nearby Timberline Lodge. Summer brings highs in the 70's to Summit Lake while nighttime lows are generally in the 50's. Highs through the winter are mostly
in the 40's, and after the sun is down throughout the wintertime temperatures at Summit Lake drop into the 30's. Having a great time at Summit Lake is uncomplicated. If you came for an overnight stay Hambone Springs Campground is
a tremendous spot to camp; do have a look at Clackamas Lake, it's a scenic lake. After a long day outdoors Mount Hood Inn is a wonderful place to spend a night or two, and you acquire a great view of Red Box from here. This lake
is so wonderful. There are brilliant places to explore along the Skyline Alternate Trail, and a tour to Summit Lake wouldn't be complete without taking a look at Rock Spring.
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Coordinates: Latitude: 45.03167 Longitude: -121.7875
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| These outdoors activities are available near Summit Lake. |
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| | Hiking Trails Near Summit Lake:
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Summit Lake Trail, Clackamas County, 1 miles away 5.6 hiking miles, 968 feet elevation difference |
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Fire Springs Trail, Clackamas County, 4 miles away 3.3 hiking miles, 1297 feet elevation difference |
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Clackamas River, Clackamas CountyCounty, 14 miles away Class III-IV - 8 miles long (June Creek Br. to Collawash River) |
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Collawash River, Marion CountyCounty, 17 miles away Class III-IV(V) - 5 miles long (Elk Lake Creek to river mile 5.5) |
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| MORE STUFF NEARBY:
Frying Pan Lake
 | No fish here. At least no fish jumping. Probably winter kills as Google Earth show this lake very low by late summer.... |
Timberline Lodge
 | 13 miles away 1 PHOTO WINDELLS SNOWBOARD CAMP - the funnest place on earth! www.windells.com... |
Bighorn Campground
 | 14 miles away Have you been to the Bighorn campground site???While this is a beautiful pack-in, primitive site, it doesn't fit with your description. Before camping, take a hike on Nat. Forest Trail 742, without gear. After you've scoped the area, come back and stay. Even on Labor Day Weekend ('06) there were several campsites available in this dispersed camp area.... |
White River Park Campground
 | 15 miles away Last fall I heard that White River Crossing campground was closed because of lack of funding. Is this true?... |
Mt. Hood Meadows
 | 17 miles away Excellent ski resort, great scenery.... |
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