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Summit Lake

The lake-centered community west of Olympia along the US 101 approach.

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The setting

A separate lake region west of the city and the Steamboat/Griffin turnoff, rather than another Westside subdivision.

The homes

Older cabins, remodeled lake houses, custom waterfront homes and individual inland properties.

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Primarily unincorporated Thurston County with Olympia mailing addresses; this browsing region is not a city boundary.

2 community profiles

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Neighborhoods within Summit Lake

2 community profiles

Map & everyday geography

Get to know the streets

A closer look at the area.

Explore local streets and landmarks. Pins orient you to the area; shaded outlines are city-mapped associations, not the boundaries of this browsing region.

Streets: OpenStreetMap. Outlines: City of Olympia association data, retrieved September 19, 2026. Association outlines are not city limits or the full extent of every guide.View all neighborhoods →

Compare the actual road, well/septic system and current lake water-quality information.

Detailed neighborhood research, recorded names & construction history

Inside Summit Lake

Neighborhoods, subdivisions & smaller places.

Compare each place on its own. Builder history, house age, style and ownership arrangements can change between neighboring streets. Recorded-name groups and dated development projects are labeled separately from established communities.

Local area

Summit Lake inland roads

Wooded inland properties sharing the lake-area road network do not automatically include waterfront or lake access.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
A complete construction range is not yet established; verify the house in Assessor and original permit records.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Original builder has not been established in the sources reviewed.

Evidence: community documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts.

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Local area

Summit Lake shoreline

Lakefront parcels around Summit Lake vary in access, grade, original use and construction.

Recorded construction samples:
  • SUMMIT LAKE: 1955–2026 · 70 year observations · 0.32-acre median residential lot
  • SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2: 1955–2016 · 17 year observations · 0.32-acre median residential lot
  • SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 B P & UND INT IN: 2006 · 1 year observations · 1.33-acre median residential lot

6 additional recorded groups in the profile. Sampled buildings; not a complete buildout history.

Documented builder(s): Scott Homes Inc (documented properties in SUMMIT LAKE)

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled.

Shared rights & responsibilities: Verify shoreline, dock, road, water and septic rights for the parcel.

Housing history, ownership & sources
Construction history
SUMMIT LAKE: 1955–2026 (70 year observations); SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2: 1955–2016 (17 year observations); SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 B P & UND INT IN: 2006 (1 year observations). Additional groups appear in the table below. Separate recorded groups, not one combined buildout range.
Housing & styles
An architectural style is not inferred from a year-built field. Confirm the actual house and original plans.
Homebuilder
Scott Homes Inc (documented properties in SUMMIT LAKE)
Ownership details
Verify shoreline, dock, road, water and septic rights for the parcel.
Street examples
NW SUMMIT LAKE SHORE RD · NW TURKEY RD · TURKEY RD NW · SUMMIT LAKE SHORE RD NW. Sample streets, not a boundary or a matched parcel list.
Parcel-sample jurisdiction
Unincorporated Thurston County. This reflects the sampled parcels, not every property in the wider browsing region.

Other builders may also have contributed; not all home and phase records have been reconciled. The documented attribution applies only to the community, offering or phase identified above.

Recorded names & construction-year samples (11 record groups)

October 10, 2026 research snapshot. These are legal-description search groups, not a count of homes or certified plat boundaries. Divisions, phases and similarly named records remain separate. Year-built fields can include later replacement buildings and non-house property types.

Assessor sample by exact recorded name
Recorded nameYear-built sampleResidential lot sample
SUMMIT LAKE107 named parcel observations1955–202670 year observations · median 19860.32 acres median76 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 230 named parcel observations1955–201617 year observations · median 19980.32 acres median17 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 B P1 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 B P & UND INT IN2 named parcel observations20061 year observations · median 20061.33 acres median1 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 B WF1 named parcel observations19581 year observations · median 19580.22 acres median1 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 P1 named parcel observationsNot establishedNot established
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 PALISADES5 named parcel observations1966–20054 year observations · median 19842.27 acres median5 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 WATERFRONT2 named parcel observations1955–19652 year observations · median 19600.26 acres median2 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2 WF1 named parcel observations19611 year observations · median 19610.12 acres median1 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE NO. 27 named parcel observations1956–20064 year observations · median 19740.255 acres median6 acreage observations
SUMMIT LAKE NO. 2 B WF1 named parcel observations19841 year observations · median 19840.22 acres median1 acreage observations

Acreage is the median of positive lot-size observations below 100 acres coded RES in the research, not a measurement of every home lot. Samples can be incomplete or overlap; do not add them to calculate community totals. Confirm the actual parcel, original permit, additions and recorded map before relying on a date or size.

Evidence: community documented. Development dates, association formation and individual home completion are separate facts. Research updated October 10, 2026.

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A named place is included even when photographs or a complete builder history are still being gathered. Exact home facts belong to its parcel, plat, permits and current association documents.

A closer look inside Summit Lake

Start with the details that change from one place to another.

These local profiles surface a useful contrast in construction history, development or property responsibilities. Open the source notes before applying a community-level fact to a specific address.

History & construction

Summit Lake shoreline

The county research keeps 11 recorded-name groups separate. “SUMMIT LAKE” has 70 county records with a year built from 1955–2026, median 1986; sampled residential lots have a 0.32-acre median (76 observations); “SUMMIT LAKE DIV 2” has 17 county records with a year built from 1955–2016, median 1998; sampled residential lots have a 0.32-acre median (17 observations). These assessor samples help compare building eras, but do not establish the first or last home in a subdivision or the permit history of an individual address. 7 additional groups appear in the table below.

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Sources & how to read this research

Parcel-research snapshot: October 10, 2026. Page copy reviewed October 11, 2026. Regional labels are browsing choices; original records determine parcel facts. The directory is an expanding researched selection, not a certified complete inventory of every subdivision.

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Landmark photographs do not establish school attendance, public access or property rights.

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