Boundary Waters Quetico Forum :: Trip Planning Forum :: Looking for a Entry Point for this summer with nice campsites
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lindylair |
Trip report: Homer to Vern Another thought would be the Baker Lake entry, again a user friendly place to put in with easy portages, interesting scenery and good fishing. Also a good chance of seeing moose. Spend time on Kelly and Jack Lakes or make your way up to South Temperance which is a gorgeous lake. Couple of somewhat longer portages to get there but they are pretty easy. Daytrips to explore western Brule and the amazing rockslide or up to North Temperance and beyond. Kelly and Jack offer long stretches of river like paddling that are really nice. Trip report: Baker entry Poplar to Lizz, Caribou and Horseshoe is also a great area as mentioned, easy portages to a scenic but busier area with decent fishing. Sneak over to Meeds Lake to avoid the crowds and have great smallie fishing. Hard to go wrong overall. |
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treehorn |
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MikeinMpls |
treehorn: "Consider EP 4 to Crab or up to Cummings if you're willing to take on one long portage. It's not a bad one, just long. Get a tow across Burntside. Those lakes have good fishing and nice campsites and tend to be lesser used than some other areas." Great idea. I've done exactly this and it works well. Lots of areas to explore in that SW area of the BWCA. Mike |
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WHendrix |
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A1t2o |
Sawbill is a great place to enter. Brule has many options too. Poplar will get you to a nice area. Just look at the length of the trip and what area you want to be in. You really can't go wrong. The first detail you want to decide on though would be Ely side or Grand Marais side. Ely side gets you a town extremely close to many entry points. Grand Marais side is a long drive from the entry points, which makes it more remote with fewer people, but less conveniences like gas stations, restaurants, and hotels. Outfitters can be further away too for some of the entry points. Decide on east or west BWCA first, then figure out if you are going through an outfitter or if you have all your own gear. After all that then you should have a somewhat smaller list of entry points and a bit of a better idea of what you are looking for. |
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TuscaroraBorealis |
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billconner |
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enedden |
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x2jmorris |
A little less busy area potentially would be Homer lake to Vern lake that has decent pike fishing. |
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BigFlounder |
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