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airmorse
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07/24/2021 12:40PM  
Did I hear correctly that the boat launch or Van Vac road was going to be under construction.

I have an ep 4 permit for August 22nd and was going to put in there.

Thanks.
 
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aquatik
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07/24/2021 03:43PM  
Yup, closed effective July 8 for extensive construction. Alternate public access points are on Wolf Lake road, Burntside Lodge, and Passi Road. Parking may be limited.
 
airmorse
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07/24/2021 05:09PM  
Thanks. Parking is what I'm concerned about.
 
07/24/2021 08:00PM  
airmorse: "Thanks. Parking is what I'm concerned about."


We have always used the Wolf lake access to go to Crab etc.
 
airmorse
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07/24/2021 09:11PM  
Is that just south of Tamarack Creek?
 
07/24/2021 10:50PM  
airmorse: "Is that just south of Tamarack Creek?"


Yes I believe that is correct. You can get winds still there, but your starting in the nortwest corner and often the winds come from that direction so that helps a lot. Also their are a few Islands you can hide behind.
 
07/25/2021 06:19AM  
Northwest corner??
 
07/25/2021 08:42AM  
cowdoc: "Northwest corner??"
More just the far west side
 
07/25/2021 08:54PM  
Pinetree: "
airmorse: "Thanks. Parking is what I'm concerned about."



We have always used the Wolf lake access to go to Crab etc."


We used that location for our late June trip because Van Vac was supposed to be closed while we were in (ended up getting delayed). The parking at Wolf lake is not large at all, maybe 6-8 cars. Scout ahead of time. Talk to an outfitter for a shuttle if needed. Don't assume you can show up that morning and get on the water and park a car. Not ideal until it reopens, check with the outfitters as they've all had to help people figure out how to manage this.
 
airmorse
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07/25/2021 10:00PM  
gsfisher13: "
Pinetree: "
airmorse: "Thanks. Parking is what I'm concerned about."




We have always used the Wolf lake access to go to Crab etc."



We used that location for our late June trip because Van Vac was supposed to be closed while we were in (ended up getting delayed). The parking at Wolf lake is not large at all, maybe 6-8 cars. Scout ahead of time. Talk to an outfitter for a shuttle if needed. Don't assume you can show up that morning and get on the water and park a car. Not ideal until it reopens, check with the outfitters as they've all had to help people figure out how to manage this."


Thanks for this.
 
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