Campsite #E5 at Summit Lake South Campground, Lassen Volcanic National Park, CA

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Tent Site #E5

6 reviews
Walk-In 6 people
26 ft Back-In
2 weak
E5
6/26
Campsite #E5 Features: Walk-In access, Back-In parking, Fire ring w/ Grill, Food Storage Locker, Picnic Table, Tent Site, Pets Allowed

Campsite Reviews (6)

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@RobertS9225788 · Camped on Sep 17, 2025 at Campsite #E5
Quiet clean campground in wonderful Lassen Volcanic Park. Unfortunately, my site bordered the burned out portion of the forest. Oh well. Had a good stay at Summit South.
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@CerkicaP75F91C · Camped on Jun 29, 2025 at Campsite #E5
Delightfully free of generators. Bathrooms were clean and well stocked. Lovely weather.
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No Service
@HenryR4001922 · Camped on Aug 21, 2023 at Campsite #E5
This was probably one of the best camping experiences we've ever had. The campsites were clean and simple (ample room for our vehicle, good tent space, picnic table, fire pit, and bear locker). We were in the tents-only loop, which I of course can strongly recommend, but we also noticed that this South Loop CG was not at all packed with obscene trailers and RVs. It was quiet in our loop perhaps because we were also just over the rise from the cross-park highway. Our camp neighbors were all friendly and quiet. How lucky we were to be here.One of the most interesting parts of our stay was being right on the line between the fire-scarred landscape and green forest. The lake was great for a cool-water swim!Stargazing in this relatively remote location was great.The toilet houses were exceedingly simple, but that's exactly what we wanted.We visited many of the park's attractions while based at this CG; one of the highlights was the hike to the summit. All in all, this was easily one of the best camping experiences we've ever had, and we would definitely return someday.
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No Service
@MatthewW543034 · Camped on Aug 7, 2022 at Campsite #E5
This is a very nice campground for tent camping. The bathrooms were clean. The evidence of the Dixie fire of 2021 does make the campground less appealing but the burned areas are just outside the campground boundaries.
@RebeccaK712 · Camped on Aug 1, 2021 at Campsite #E5
We were unsure if we were going to be able to keep our reservations with the fire so close. We were able to stay one night and explore Lassen. It is absolutely beautiful. We loved our camp spot as well. Unfortunately we did not get to stay the entire time because the smoke from the fires started to affect the air. We hiked the Bumpass Hell trail. We had planned to hike Lassen Peak the day we ended up leaving. We hope to be able to go back and explore more.
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Some Coverage
@BrianT912 · Camped on Jul 13, 2021 at Campsite #E5
The site we had was not good but this is a decent campground, with the lake nearby.
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