Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Astrid or Johnson
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lindylair |
Johnson Lake camping |
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marsonite |
Johnson lake and Little Johnson lake are pretty nice lakes just on the edge of Voyageurs. You can't quite drive to Johnson. I believe there was a parking lot, and you either portaged or took a four wheeler down to the lake. There is a resort...Sherrick's. There are motor boats too, though I think things would be pretty quiet. Johnson is a clear, fairly deep lake. It never had numbers of fish, but what you caught was good sized. Little johnson (reachable by motor boat on the river) is quite a bit shallower, but has better numbers of fish. I know there are a few cabins in there too...I actually got to know the area by going to a friends cabin up there. There didn't used to be formal camp sites with fire grates etc. but that may well have changed. Astrid is accessible only by a portage so it's going to be more BWCA-like. No cabins, resorts, etc. You'll get a small amount of road noise. I think some years ago it had good walleyes, but I never caught much there. It's pretty small. You can take a nice day trip up to Pauline and Nigh, and there used to be a hiking trail in there. |
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lindylair |
Thinking a one portage in basecamp relaxing trip, perhaps a bit heavier than normal, maybe even some fresh food and cold beer:) Astrid has two campsites and the Johnson area appears to have 7 if you take the trek up the Johnson River. I think I read something about a resort operating out of Johnson Lake? Anyone have any info on that? Appreciate any responses. |