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Summit Lake
Near Idaho Springs and Mount Evans Located near Idaho Springs
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Summit Lake on FishExplorer has 33 historic conditions reports, 10 historic water temperature updates, 19 historic status updates, 16 historic water level updates, available with FxR+.
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Recent Reports
We have cataloged 78 reports for Summit Lake, including detailed updates, temperatures, levels, and lake status.
| Status: | 08.30.24 | |
| Water Tmp: | 09.12.23 | |
| Level: | 09.12.23 |
Conditions Report
Conditions reports for Summit Lake are available to contributors and subscribers. Create an account or log in, then join FxR+ for a boat-load more on FishExplorer. Last fishing conditions report for Summit Lake: 08.30.24
Summit Photos
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Summit Lake
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Latest Content
Is Summit Lake open water yet? (forum) 07.18.23 by not too old to fish
Mt Evans today (forum) 07.06.19 by bron
Summit Lake (forum) 08.18.15 by bron
Fly+bubble question (forum) 08.18.15 by bron
Summit fishing (forum) 08.22.14 by Jacob J
Master Angler Records
No Master Angler records recorded for this lake.
General Details
Summit Lake is the highest freshwater lake that is fishable in the lower 48 states. Expect beautiful scenery and abundant wildlife as well as tourists. There are nice cutthroats in the lake but beca... Log in for additional details...
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Regs/Info
No information recorded.
Camping
No campsites are recorded for this lake.
Boating
No boat ramps are recorded for this lake.
We have a short note about boating here available.
Directions, Fees, Misc
Managing Agency
Denver Parks and Recreation201 W. Colfax, Dept. 601
Denver, CO 80202
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FishExplorer Region: Mountains Central
Directions
From Idaho Springs take highway 103 to Echo Lake. At Echo Lake take the turn-off to highway 5 at th...Fees
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Summit Lake Stocking Data
No stocking records recorded for this lake.
Weather, Sun & Moon
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Top Reporters
| # | Last Rpt | NickName |
| 44 | 8/30/2024 | bron |
| 7 | 6/30/2023 | John John |
| 6 | 8/11/2018 | Smelly |
| 4 | 8/4/2013 | Fiddler1986 |
| 4 | 9/12/2023 | Banzai Jimmy |
| 4 | 7/5/2016 | Goosehunter82 |
| 2 | 3/1/2017 | opencage |
| 2 | 7/5/2019 | old troll |
| 2 | 4/18/2023 | eholm |
| 2 | 8/8/2016 | Chris-93190 |