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December 04 2024

Entry Point 66 - Crocodile River

Crocodile River entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Gunflint Ranger Station near the city of Grand Marais, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 26 miles. No trip option. Must spend all nights on Crocodile Lake. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.

Number of Permits per Day: 1
Elevation: 1824 feet
Latitude: 48.0347
Longitude: -90.2731
Crocodile River - 66

Sandy Beach @ Bog Lake

by Magrockt
Trip Report

Entry Date: July 08, 2017
Entry Point: Bog Lake
Number of Days: 2
Group Size: 2

Trip Introduction:
Our family adopted the bog Lake entry point, so after an early summer trimming, I brought the wife up to check it out.

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 We like to do last minute trips and this was no different.  I packed up by 1030 pm and we headed out at 5 am.  The permit was waiting at Maple Grove Bait and tackle by Finla d Mn.  Another hour + up to Tomahawk Rd and then Bog Lake entrance rd.  Apparently no overnight Saturday night entry permits have been used this season. [paragraph break]    The portage is about 300 rds now and quite tiring with a Royalex canoe.  We double portaged to be able to scout the trail on the way back and forth.  Loaded up around noon, we headed across the small southern bay to locate to one open campsite on the no exit lake.  Our new Voyageur map shows three site on the northern shore.  These are all burnt and NOT open according to FS. With a little searching the overlook we located the campsite up the western shoreline.  Wow an underused gem in the BWCA.  It was nice seeing trails with moss on the rocks and down trees pristine. [paragraph break] After setting up our hammocks and tarps, some afternoon showers threatened and delivered.  No matter - by 7 pm a beautiful evening arrived.  We paddled the northern shore over to the eastern sandy beach.   A stiff wind out of the north came up so we headed back across some pretty rough water. A bit of hard paddling to ensure a good nights sleep I say!  Well it sure was an awesome full moon display that evening.  I awoke to dripping on the tarp so we slept on till 830 am. Happy Birthday to me so I enjoyed to drying morning.  Mysteriously a red canoe appeared and stayed across the lake  Just day trippers from Wi. as we saw back at the portage start.  They seemed to be staking out our departure from across the lake.  We loaded up and paddled a loop back to the landing.  Single portage out and another successful trip.  

 


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