National and State Register
Summit Lake Park
Clear Creek County
Opened in 1924, the park straddles Mount Evans Road.
As the highest park within the Denver Mountain Parks system (12,800 feet), Summit Lake contains a stone shelter house designed by Denver architect J.J.B. Benedict and constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s. The property is associated with the Denver Mountain Parks and The Architecture of Jules Jacques Benois Benedict in Colorado Multiple Property Submissions.
National Register
Address
Mt. Evans Rd., Idaho Springs vicinity
Site Number
5CC.645