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BW Full Send 2018
by ManAndDog

Trip Type: Paddling Canoe
Entry Date: 06/09/2018
Entry Point: Little Indian Sioux River (north) (EP 14)
Exit Point: Moose/Portage River (north) (EP 16)  
Number of Days: 8
Group Size: 4
Day 5 of 8
Wednesday, June 13, 2018

We left early in the morning from Ge-Be in hopes of securing the prized campsite on Oyster. One of my buddies and myself had stayed at this campsite in a previous trip. Most people know of it. Its the double-sided campsite at the "pinch" on the peninsula of Oyster Lake. We shouted with delight when we got to it and found it unoccupied. Hands down my favorite campsite in the BW, but I'm hoping to find better ones in the years to come if any exist!

If you've stayed at this site, you know exactly what I'm talking about. If you haven't, you should! Huge open spaces for as many tents as you want. Plenty of trees to set up tarps and hammocks. There are even nice hiking trails that go up to a couple cool lookouts on the peninsula. It is open enough for the wind to keep the bugs away, but also has shade to get away from the sun if you'd like.

This was our "destination" for the trip, we set up camp and stayed 3 nights here. We hoped to catch a bunch of lakers and eat like kings for the remainder of the trip.

~Green Lake, Rocky Lake, Oyster Lake