Availability
No official facility record or USGS lake, reservoir, river, or stream was verified within 0.5 mile of the mapped camp-area marker. Carry all water needed for the stay.
Backpacking camp
Summit Meadow camp area
Fern Lake — Inyo National Forest, California
About this place
Summit Meadow is reached from Fern Lake on the official SUMMIT MEADOW / ANONA LAKE / SUMMIT MEADOW-HOLCOMB CUTOFF corridor. Kampilo uses the named feature as a general dispersed overnight-area reference, not as an individual campsite.
Choose an existing durable surface outside every required water, stream, and trail setback. Space, conditions, and legal availability are never guaranteed by the marker.
Water planning
Water at this camp
No reliable water source verifiedDrinking safety
Do not plan to collect water at this camp area.
Seasonality
Not applicable—no source is reliable enough to use in the itinerary.
Fire planning
Campfire & stove rules
Campfires prohibited under current Stage 1 restrictionsCampfires
This is an undeveloped backcountry camp area. The current Inyo National Forest Stage 1 order prohibits wood, charcoal, and other campfires outside listed developed recreation sites; a wilderness permit does not override that order.
Backpacking stoves
Shutoff-valve gas stove allowed with permit. Use only a portable gas, LPG, jellied-petroleum, or pressurized-liquid-fuel stove with a working shutoff valve. Wood-burning and twig stoves count as campfires and are not allowed under the current order.
Permit
Carry a valid California Campfire Permit for stove use. The wilderness permit is not a substitute for checking the current fire order.
Current restrictions
Stage 1 restrictions are listed through December 31, 2026. Recheck the Inyo alerts page immediately before departure because orders can be extended, replaced, or tightened.
Seasonal access
Closures & seasonal access
High Sierra approaches can be snowbound well into summer, and several roads, shuttles, and remote spurs operate only seasonallyPlace closure
No recurring date-based closure of Summit Meadow is published. The source-connected approach conditions below and temporary emergency orders still control access.
Seasonal access
Source-connected approach: Devils Postpile Trailhead. High Sierra approaches can be snowbound well into summer, and several roads, shuttles, and remote spurs operate only seasonally. Desert and foothill entries may remain physically reachable in winter but can become unsafe in storms, heat, or after washouts.
Before driving
Check the exact county, highway, Forest Service road, gate, and shuttle status immediately before departure; a wilderness permit does not guarantee vehicle access.
Mapped approaches
Choose a trailhead for Summit Meadow camp area
Each option has a sourced trail route to this camp area. Choose one to open its itinerary builder with this destination in context.
- Devils Postpile Trailhead4.8 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Agnew Meadows Trailhead16.6 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
- Rush Creek Trailhead28.1 mi awayView trailheadBuild from here
Map
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- Latitude
- 37.599109° N
- Longitude
- 119.121812° W