We made reservations to enter through Beaverhouse Lake Ranger Station. Is there a rustic campground between Route 11 and the parking lot? Or does someone have a recommendation about where to spend the night before the entry day? Thank you in advance for your help?

No campgrounds. There are outfitters with cabins and bunkhouses close to Hwy 11.

Do you know if dispersed camping is allowed as it is in Superior National Forest?

Maybe you can get there before the ranger station closes and camp on Beaverhouse lake?

No part of Ontario is in SNF. SNF is in MN. The part outside Q is Crown Land, requiring a permit.

Assuming you want to camp, there are no campgrounds between the highway and the BH put-in.

A few options:

I have camped in the parking lot by sleeping in the truck bed overnight.

There are several lakes on the gravel road toward BH that have nice open and flat areas where I have seen RVs as well as tents. Don't know what permits or restrictions exist. Just saw this as we drove by. Obviously, there are no facilities.

There is a camp ground with showers about 10-15 miles west of the BH turn-off on the highway. It is right across from a gas station. I believe it is called Mine Center. There is a small school there as well. Have stopped there several times coming out to shower up a bit before getting to civilization.

Old Hoosier

quote Old Hoosier: "...
There are several lakes on the gravel road toward BH that have nice open and flat areas where I have seen RVs as well as tents. Don't know what permits or restrictions exist. Just saw this as we drove by. Obviously, there are no facilities. Old Hoosier "

Thank you for the reply. Here's a link to the crown land camping regulations. I guess non-residents need a permit.

Crown Land camping

There are a few sites on Beaverhouse that I believe are not actually in the Q. I'm not sure what the rules are regarding these sites, but it's worth looking into.

Moses, where are you coming from - east or west? Could make a difference in your options.

We travel to Atikokan and stay at a motel the night before we enter. If you get to town by 3:30 or 3:45, you can pick up your permit right at the Q headquarters in Atikokan. Then, in the morning, you can hit the Beaverhouse landing as early as you like and not have to worry about paddling about an hour to the BH ranger station. You can go directly from the put-in to Cirrus or Quetico Lake (or to the west end of Beaverhouse).

It's only 25 minutes driving time from Atikokan to the turnoff to Beaverhouse.

quote Jackfish: "Moses, where are you coming from - east or west? Could make a difference in your options.

We travel to Atikokan and stay at a motel the night before we enter. If you get to town by 3:30 or 3:45, you can pick up your permit right at the Q headquarters in Atikokan. Then, in the morning, you can hit the Beaverhouse landing as early as you like and not have to worry about paddling about an hour to the BH ranger station. You can go directly from the put-in to Cirrus or Quetico Lake (or to the west end of Beaverhouse).

It's only 25 minutes driving time from Atikokan to the turnoff to Beaverhouse."

I guessing you'd be coming from the West by way of International Falls/Fort Frances? If not, and you're driving to Atikokan through Thunder Bay as I do, you can also stay at the Dawson Trail Campground.

The campsites are a little pricey, (approx. $35.00 per night for non-electric), but it's a nice campground. They recently upgraded many of the facilities complete with new showers, which are great!

The views of French Lake from the campsites are beautiful and the Visitor Center at the campground is also worth checking out. The visitor center also has displays of the Park History and a "Friends of Quetico" Gift Shop, for what it's worth.

You can also get your permit issued at the visitor center, or pick up your permit at the Park HQ. The Quetico Park HQ is located in the Service Ontario Building on 108 Saturn Avenue in Atikokan, which is on the way to the Beaverhouse EP, as Jack Fish mentioned.

The Dawson Trail Campground is approx. 24-miles east of Atikokan. So if you're coming through International Falls, it's probably not worth driving out of your way. That's unless you don't have other lodging options the night before you put-in.

Hans Solo

quote amhacker22: "There are a few sites on Beaverhouse that I believe are not actually in the Q. I'm not sure what the rules are regarding these sites, but it's worth looking into."

All of Beaverhouse Lake is within Quetico.

Thank you for everyone's input. I did a little more research:

Camping permits can be purchased at Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle in Fort Frances and at The Great Bear for about $10/person/night + tax. All the land between HWY 11 and Beaverhouse Lake is crown land except the portion that lies within Quetico.

quote sweetfancymoses: "Thank you for everyone's input. I did a little more research:

Camping permits can be purchased at Rainy Lake Sports and Tackle in Fort Frances and at The Great Bear for about $10/person/night + tax. All the land between HWY 11 and Beaverhouse Lake is crown land except the portion that lies within Quetico. "

Good to know. Thank you. Likewise OH - the tip about Mine Camp might be useful.

Did you check to see if non-Canada citizens are allowed to camp on that area of Crown Land if not using an outfitter? Camping by foreigners is prohibited in some areas UNLESS you are renting some item(s) from a Canadian outfitter. (Permit vendors would know the rules, I hope.) --Goose

quote OldGreyGoose: "Did you check to see if non-Canada citizens are allowed to camp on that area of Crown Land if not using an outfitter? Camping by foreigners is prohibited in some areas UNLESS you are renting some item(s) from a Canadian outfitter. (Permit vendors would know the rules, I hope.) --Goose"

Goose, The camping permit is specifically intended for non-residents. Residents don't need one to camp on crown land in northern Ontario.

Here is link to non-resident crown land camping imformation and there is a map on last page. Unfortunately their link to more detailed map doesn't work. I don't think any of the land around the Q is green-zoned for residents only, but a lot east of WCC is.

Guest/Bill, that's why I asked...I thought there WAS much green-zoned land around northern Q/Atikokan area...only maps I've ever seen weren't detailed enough to tell though. Looking at the map they show (sideways for gosh sake) on your link, it looks OK south of the highway near Q, which I guess was the initial question. --Goose

I don't know if you will see this posting since it is so late but another option is to stay at Indiaonta Resort which is located just across the road from the road into Beaverhouse Lake. They have a bunkhouse there and charge $40 a person BUT that includes a very good breakfast, served early. AND they will go into Atikokan before you come and get your permits there so you will not have to stop at the BH ranger station. Consider that very convenient option.