Summit View Campground

Good access to lava hot springs and or bear lake. Decent place to stay up in the mountains. Good trails for atvs, hiking, disconnecting. No real problems.

A pleasant camp ground with tall lodge pole pines, and hillsides covered in mules ear flowers. Drinking water for the camp site is pumped to an underground tank up the hill and gravity fed back to the camp sites. Taps available throughout the campground to get fresh water but not for RVs to hook up. The campground is in close proximity to the main canyon road so expect occasional motorbike/atv noise throughout the day. There is also a small spring/marsh bordering between the camp ground and main road. It’s not deep enough for kids to play in, but does help keep the area green. Plenty of areas to drive and hike up Slug Creek road. Although streams show up on a gps, these are seasonal streams at best so don’t expect to go fishing. Even over at Slug Creek there are sections with more water but limited flow so the water is stagnant in the late June time frame. Plenty of firewood opportunities or you can purchase from the campground host. Keep an eye out for dry materials. The evening dew point and thick mulch coverage can result in damp kindling and fallen wood. We found success in splitting our wood early in the day allowing it to dry off a bit before an evening fire. There has been some changes to the campground since the satellite map was last taken. We found most campsites indicate 100 percent shaded on the website but found some sites have almost no shade although trees are in the vicinity they run the wrong direction for good shade. We also found some or the parking areas have been changed a bit. Use caution with large rvs/trailers if your worried about getting a scratch on your vehicle. The loops to turn around at the end of the camp sites appeared challenging for some longer vehicles towing 35’+ trailers staying on the road and out of the trees. Postings indicate to be on the look out for bears. We did not encounter any wildlife other than an occasional bird or squirrel on our adventures.