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Draper Lake

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Date/Time: 05/08/2024 03:31PM

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Draper Lake

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jdddl8	01/31/2023 05:28PM I was in Draper last summer and I found two recognized campsites and you could probably make a couple of other ones. The fishing was tough because of strong winds but I got a couple nice pike and lots of bass. The portage is well marked reasonably flat and no swamp.
timf1981	01/27/2023 06:30AM Did you ever go to Draper Lake that you asked about way back in 2012? I may head there this June
timf1981	01/27/2023 06:28AM Did you ever get into Draper? Any nice samallies or walleyes Any other good bass spots heading back up to pickerel
MagicPaddler	12/20/2012 04:41PM For a dead end lake it draper gets a fair amount of traffic. We got there for the first 2 nights in the park last year. It was a bit of a push for us to get there for the first night. We saw no one on draper and there is only one camp sight I think. The camp site is large and receives quite a bit of use. We found fishing poor but the wolves howling was nice.
DancesWithTrees	12/20/2012 09:50AM quote cacheman: "I don't have my map handy but it is just to the west of eithe Walter or Jesse. " it is SW of Walter. I've been on Walter a couple times... once on the way north from Sturgeon/Lonely to Jesse, another time day tripping from Jesse. Looks like to get to Draper, you get into that SW inlet corner of Walter, and instead of hitting the portage south to Lonely, you go west via a stream and a 520 M portage into Draper. Draper appears terminal after that, no other marked or waterway in or out. I'm guessing it gets very little traffic, as it is off the beaten path and terminal, and even the "beaten" path through Walter is not heavily used.
cacheman	12/20/2012 09:39AM I don't have my map handy but it is just to the west of eithe Walter or Jesse.
TomT	12/20/2012 06:50AM Where about is this lake?
uqme2	12/20/2012 04:31AM You can camp anywhere in Quetico.
billconner	12/19/2012 01:41PM Yup, but not me though. Portage into it on Chrismar map and site LJ in the pcd with comment: "This campsite site up out of the water some on a big rock. Draper Lake noted as past park Ranger Shirley Peruniak's favorite lake. A seldom used lake as it is off the beaten path. My son and I spent a night there in 2004, heard the wolves howl along the south shore all night long. Another hidden jewel on this great site. Just follow the Inukshuks and the jewel will be sought out. qp" Sounds like a great destination - just a bummer if the only site in the pcd is occupied.
cacheman	12/19/2012 12:37PM Has anyone visited Draper Lake?