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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Winter Camping and Activities :: Ely Camping Access by Side x Side
 
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CanoeingHarry
01/12/2021 04:59PM
 
Hello, looking to take my 5 year old winter camping in Ely. Is there a place I can access on Burntside or nearby lakes with camping on them?
 
CanoeingHarry
01/12/2021 08:56PM
 
There was an island I stayed on a few years ago on Burntside but if I remember it was difficult because a fallen pine. It was marked as a site but can't find anything online. How can you find winter sites?
 
Finnboy
01/15/2021 05:22AM
 
There are dispersed campsites on Burntside.
 
SevenofNine
01/13/2021 11:22AM
 
CanoeingHarry: "There was an island I stayed on a few years ago on Burntside but if I remember it was difficult because a fallen pine. It was marked as a site but can't find anything online. How can you find winter sites?"


In Winter camping of the BWCA the Forest Service allows you stay at locations that are not designated campsites to lesson the impact on campsites. You can find a spot in the woods that is not so wind whipped like a lot of canoe campsites. Some people stay at or near sites because of the fire grate and bathroom. I will let others more familiar with Burntside to address your other question.