Welcome to Summer Lake ...

Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County<1>.

The location of Summer Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for Summer Lake: Summer Lk.

Summer Lake is 5,750 feet [1,753 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Summer Lake is about 1 mile [or 1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Summer Lake lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Summer Lake: (303) & (720)<4>

Communities Also Named Summer Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Summer Lake - it's located in Oregon.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Summer Lake.

Communities near Summer Lake ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Summer Lake.

• Denver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Denver is located in Denver County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 735,538 people
  • Former names for Denver:
  • Auraina
  • Denver City
  • Montana City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <5>
• Aurora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 387,377 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <5>
• Lakewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
  • Lakewood is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,429 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakewood <5>
• Westminster
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
  • Westminster is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <5>
• Centennial
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Centennial is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centennial <5>
• Castle Rock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Castle Rock is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Rock <5>
• Commerce City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Commerce City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce City
  • Commerce City is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 59,317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Commerce City <5>
• Parker
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
  • Parker is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <5>
• Littleton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
  • Littleton is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Littleton <5>
• Englewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Arapahoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,099 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Summer Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Summer Lake.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Summer Lake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Summer Lake.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Summer Lake. See our Newspapers Page for Summer Lake.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Summer Lake ...

Looking for more information about Summer Lake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Summer Lake, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Summer Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Summer Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Arapahoe County: www.co.arapahoe.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/