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Summit Lake State Park, IN

Description

Summit Lake State Park is 2680 acres including an 800 acre lake, shady wooded areas and lots of open space where wildlife and bird watching abound. There is excellent fishing for bass, crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, walleye and sunfish. Boat rentals are available including paddle boats, row boats and canoes. Swimming beach is open Memorial Day through Labor Day with a modern bathhouse. There are 4 hiking trails easy to moderate. All campsites have electric and water hookups with modern comfort stations. There are 2 open rentable shelters available for day use. Three boat ramps are available for launching your boats. Entire lake is idle speed only.

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Services and Amenities

Services & Amenities:

Within Park

Bath House
Bicycle Riding
Bicycling
Biking
Bird Watching
Boat Launch
Boat Ramp
Boating, Canoeing
Boating, Jon(Paddle)
Boating, Pedal
Campground Host
Camping, Improved Site
Canoe Rental
Canoeing
Comfort Station
Dock, Boat
Dock, Fishing
Dump Station
Dump Station, Camper
Fire Rings
First Aid Supplies
Fish Cleaning Station
Fishing
Fishing Lake
Fishing, Park Lake
Fishing, Pier
Gate
Grills
Hiking Difficult
Hiking Moderate
Hiking Trail
INTERPRETIVE TRAIL
Information Center
Jogging/Running
Lake
Nature Study
Office / Ranger Station
Parking
Pay Telephone
Photography
Picnic Area

Picnic Shelter
Picnic Tables
Picnicking
Pier, Fishing
Playground
Playground
Programs, Nature
Recreation Programs
Rent Boats
Rent Canoes/Kayaks
Rentals, Boats, Canoe
Rentals, Boats, Jon(Paddle)
Rentals, Boats, Pedal
Restrooms
Retail, Firewood
Retail, Ice
Retail, Seasonal Concessions
Sail Boating
Scuba Diving
Seasonal Festivals
Shelters
Showers
Sightseeing
Stargazing
Sunbathing
Swimming
Swimming - Lake
Swimming - Park Lake
Swimming, Park Lake
Toilet, Accessible
Toilet, Pit/Vault
Trails, Hiking / Walking, Easy
Trails, Moderate Hiking
Volleyball
Volleyball Net
Walking
Water Access, Park Lake
Water Drinking
Wildflower Viewing
Wildlife Viewing
Windsurfing/Sailboarding

Less Than 1 Mile

Propane

Retail, Bait & Tackle

Greater Than 1 Mile

Emergency Services
Fishing, River / Stream
Fuel, Boats
Fuel, Vehicles

River / Stream
Tennis
Water Access, River / Stream

Within 10 Miles

ATM/Cash Machine
Antiquing
Area Attraction
Car Rentals
Catering
Church
Churches
Fruit / Produce Picking
Golf
Golfing
Grocery Store
Hospital

Hunting
Information / Contact Station
Kennel
Maintenance, Vehicle
Meeting Space
Newspapers
Orchard / Produce Farm
Rentals, Boats, Motorized
Restaurant
Retail, Drinks
Retail, Supplies
Town

Greater Than 10 Miles

Airport
Arboretum
Archeological Sites
Art & Museum
Boating
Boating, Kayaking
Boating, Power
Cultural Activities
Cultural Sites / Exhibits
Dining
Docks, Fishing/Crabbing
Fishing River
Hiking
Historic Sites
Horseshoe Pitching
Horseshoe Pits
Horseshoes
Houseboating
Interpretive Center
Interpretive Display
Kiosk
LODGING, GROUP FACILITIES
Laundry
Maintenance, Boat

Maintenance, RV/Camper
Mall
Medical Clinic
Motel
Mountain/Trail Bicycling
Musical Performances
Nature Center
Programs, History
Putt-Putt
Putt-Putt Course
Recycling Station
Rentals, Boats, Kayaks
Retail, Store/Gift Shop
River
SWIMMING, POOL
Sail Boarding
Shopping
Swimming - Pool
Tennis Court
Trails, Bicycle
Trails, Difficult Hiking
Trails, Mountain Bike
Water Slides
Winery Tours

Getting There

GPS Info. (Latitude, Longitude):
40.02097, -85.30126
40°1'15"N, 85°18'5"W

Summit Lake State park is located northeast of New Castle and southeast of Muncie. The park is 1 mile north of State Highway 36 on Messick Road, 4 miles east of Highway 3.

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