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mirth
07/24/2017 10:11AM
  
So you've got your expectations set right.... there is no "no motor zone" like you'd find in a wilderness area like the BWCA or Sylvania. Instead, it's a voluntary "quiet zone" where motor boats are supposed to limit their speeds and noise/wake produced. What usually happens is people will slow down if they see you and then speed back up once they're past.


Its fun poking around in the little bays and marshy spots where the power boats can't go. Two years ago me & a buddy got some really nice fat bass out of one such bay that featured some floating bog chunks.
 
Mad_Angler
07/24/2017 08:25AM
  
I did a camping trip with a motor boat about 10 years ago. It was nice. Sorta like canoe camping but able to take much more stuff.


The lake was very pretty and not very crowded.


I thought about the non motorized area. I bet it is even better. If you go, please let us know what you find...
 
Mad_Angler
07/24/2017 08:28AM
  
There are several old threads.


Here is one:


Turtle
 
Mad_Angler
07/24/2017 08:28AM
  
There are several old threads.


Here is one:


Turtle
 
mirth
07/24/2017 10:20AM
  
R-32 is a nice campsite, up above the water on an island. Good fire grate area. This is where I stayed a couple years ago. Latrine is close to camp but the trail was crafted such that a lattice screen and natural foliage does a good job of blocking it from sight.


R-35 I just stayed at earlier this month. It was ok. Bonus for being a single campsite on an island, however much of the terrain on the island is lumpy and rolling. The fire grate is on the slope from the highest point back towards the landing. Good breezes kept the bugs away until the golden hour. Latrine has a lattice screen but there's seriously no undergrowth on this island so there's not much privacy.


R-34 is across the bay from 35 and has a good view of this campsite. Very dense canopy above and wide open at ground level. Not many opportunities for breezes and it was very mosquito-y when we stopped to check it out. Latrine far away from camp and view blocked by a fallen tree & its root ball.


R-36 & 37 share an island and a latrine. 36 is open on a peninsula and 37 is more wooded. I didn't land on either to look closer.


I've read elsewhere that R-26 is a nice site and on one of the original "lakes" in the area. There's a marker on this lake on my fishing hotspots map. Any of the "F" campsites will have a picnic table, the F denotes a "family campsite" and that's the only upgrade it'll have over one of the "R" rustic sites which have just a latrine and a firegrate.


The fire grates are circular with flip over grates. Good for cooking and you can adjust the height to right on top of the coals if needed.
 
fadersup
07/23/2017 05:19PM
  
Never been to this area and would like to camp in non-motor zones and ideally have a chance to catch some fish. Looking for advice on campsites or fishing areas. Happy to take your comments off air, email me if you can help. Thanks.
 
QueticoMike
07/24/2017 02:48PM
  
When I first saw this I thought it was a turtle recipe :)