Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Sea Gull Lake
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GreyWolfMN |
We have been in the number lakes area starting about 2 years after that fire, so I have a good idea of what to expect. I had looked on GE, but thought the 'lighter' area might just be the land. Now I see the limit of the fire and the green campsites. As far as 'busy' my main concern was if finding an unoccupied campsite could be a problem. |
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johndku |
The motorized area extends down to the south end of Three Mile Island, and yes, you'll see power boats down to that point. We saw/heard 4-5 per day last year. Third week of August, close to back to school time, is when things start to slow down. August 12th is kind of right after the busiest time, so you'll probably see a fair amount of other paddlers. Not sure about parking, we left right from Seagull OUtfitters docks and parked there. |
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Grey Wolf |
How busy is the lake during that time of the year? Are any of the campsites in any burned off area? What is the best boat access to use where parking for 2 weeks won't be an issue? And with a 10hp motor limit in a portion of the lake, do you see a lot of motors? Thanks! |
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GreyWolfMN |
johndku: "All but the northernmost part of Seagull is in a burn area. That being said, Seagull has 20+ campsites, and a fair number of them were unaffected or saved from the burn. We stayed at site #457 last year, no evidence at all of being in a burn area. Are the power boaters overnight users or day use people? I'm guessing they are on the sites in the powereboat area. |
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mirth |
I camped 2 nights on Seagull last year. We were at the campsite on Fishhook island. It was decent despite its proximity to the wilderness border. Secluded enough that we didn't see any motor boats and only a couple canoes during the time we were there. The canoe landing is a little tricky just because it's rocky. We bunked at Seagull and got our permit from them, but used the public launch for parking. |
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johndku |
The portage from the end of the tow into Red Rock Lake takes about twenty seconds from what I remember, can't be more than 5 rods or so. That would get you just a little bit more seclusion, no motorboats, decent fishing, and there are 6-7 campsites on Red Rock, we've seen most of them and most appear pretty decent. |