Summit Lake Campground

The road on the WEST side of the pass (prior to Summit Campground) is just bad enough that you can still drive a high clearance vehicle. That statement is not a compliment. The road alternates between washboard, sharp rocks, more rocks, large ruts and did I mention rocks. I do not think this road has been graded in years.

If you want to camp here, approach from the east side of the pass (from the Kremmling/Walden side). It will be far faster and nicer on your vehicle. The east side had been very recently graded and was very smooth.

The road the campground is located on is across from the main trailhead on the pass. It was not graded and very rough, but still doable for any vehicle. The campground was one loop, with 9 back-in sites for trailers and 6 walk-in tent sites. The sites were best suited for small rigs.

There was a single vault toilet and no camp host. While we were in the area the ranger did drive through so it is patrolled. We did not see a trash dumpster in the campground.

The sites were partly shaded and not level. Our cellular connection was spotty for AT&T and non-existent for Verizon.

The wind was steady and there were little mosquitoes, however we did not stay the night.

The area was very popular as we visited on a Friday and most sites were already full.