Summit Lake Provincial Park — Attraction in Area H (The Slocan Valley)

I just spent 9 nights here (July 2023), & this Provincial Park is now on the top of my pile for the best campgrounds. It's small, with just 35 sites, some of which are first-come, first-served. There's a host on site. Sam was very professional and always seemed to be working on maintaining the high standards this campground seems to be well known for. I spoke with many other campers while there, and we were all impressed at how well managed this park is. It's very clean, has a mix of flush and pit toilets (the cleanest I've ever seen, at any park or campground). The campsite sizes are adequate and offer a modest amount of privacy from your neighbors. Most sites are treed, providing some shade in the heat of summer. It was up to 30°C while I was there. Don't forget to bring your hammocks. Half of the sites are adjacent to the shoreline of this magnificent walk-in, warm lake; each comes with its own short trail to the water. No motorboats beyond a few horsepower are allowed in this smaller sized lake. Bonus!! There's no trains nearby either. Another bonus! You will have to tolerate road traffic flying by at 90-100 kph. The endless motorcycles can be loud. Having said this, the traffic dies right off at night so you can count on a quiet, goodnight's sleep. There's a large covered open-air outdoor woodlog patio structure with a woodstove and several picnic tables. Great for cooking and hanging out if you get caught camping there in bad weather. There's a generous-sized, grassy field for a friendly game of badminton, volleyball, etc. You have to bring the toys, though. During my 9 night stay, everyone was well-behaved, and the general vibe was calm, quiet, courteous, friendly, and respectful. I'm sure this can be variable to some degree, depending on the crowd. However, I was informed by a repeat customer that the host will happily kick out any troublemakers. Be sure to reserve early as I was told this campground is very popular and there's rarely a vacant site. Lastly, don't forget to pack a paddle board....

As you are leaving Nakusp make sure you head toward Nelson & Castlegar. South on Hwy 6. This park is close to the hwy and easy to find. The park include protected habitat for Western Toads with information signs posted. There is a good size day use parking area beside a grassy, shady picnic area with tables and a small gravel beach. There is a small campground along the lake sure with frequent small trails for beach access. Most of the beach access in the camping area is poor quality but is it is such a small park you can easily walk to good access to swimming. Lots of shade and nice size sites and limited privacy. Boat launch is paved but turns into gravel at lake edge. Nice park for an overnight or a few days. Drinking water available but no sani-dump, no utilities at sites,...

Beautiful park and lake. Very disappointed in the fact that if you don't have a reservation the spot you find could quite possibly be only a 1 night site, then you have to look around for another site that could be another 1 night site. If you want to stay more than 2 or 3 nights you have to bounce around the campground. If you reserve...you have to go online months in advance and pay an extra $10 per night to reserve. Oh, and you can only reserve if you are a BC resident. Way to screw the tourists BC! Money hungry province.Not happy with the way Government campgrounds are run! BC means "Bring Cash" and...