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Lotw
05/31/2017 07:18AM
 
I'm heading up Saturday, crossing the border at Rainy River and entering at Beaverhouse. I've never been there. I assume the road into the access is marked well, but I've made assumptions before....

Is it pretty easy to get there?
 
Eyedocron
05/31/2017 10:30AM
 
Well marked. The last stretch before the parking lot is quite narrow.
 
AdamXChicago
05/31/2017 10:54AM
 
Watch for the signs and you'll be fine. Be careful going up the hills, as someone may be coming the other way.
 
Lotw
05/31/2017 11:16AM
 
Thanks!
 
QueticoMike
06/20/2017 10:14AM
 
Glad to hear you had a good trip!
 
walllee
06/02/2017 02:01PM
 
The logging trucks are ina hurry on those roads!!! Be careful on those curves.
 
DancesWithTrees
05/31/2017 03:37PM
 
If it's high water, there are some muddy slogs. But they've improved the road enough that even a small, low-slung passenger car should make it through without problem or damage. Used to be in worse shape.

 
Jackfish
06/01/2017 07:56AM
 
FYI... it's 14 miles of gravel from Hwy 11 to the Beaverhouse parking lot. At about the 10 mile mark, you'll see a sign directing you to turn left. From there, it's about 4 miles of one-lane road. If you meet someone, both of you just move over a bit and squeeze by.


You'll come to the parking lot first, but just past it is the loading/unloading area. From there to the water is about 100 rods (1/3 mile) of flat trail.
 
HighnDry
05/31/2017 05:51PM
 
I took my family in there in a Toyota Matrix. We had to drive that last two-lane stretch very slow however we made it without a problem.
 
Jackfish
06/01/2017 08:02AM
 
quote Lotw: "I'm heading up Saturday, crossing the border at Rainy River. "
BTW, when you say crossing at Rainy River, are you talking about crossing the border at International Falls / Fort Frances? I'm not familiar with that crossing.
 
Lotw
06/01/2017 08:19AM
 
No, I'll cross at baudette/rainy river, west of I falls.
Thanks for the detailed info! That's very helpful!
 
Lotw
06/13/2017 04:26AM
 
The road was great, it is very dry in the north country. Parking lot was pretty full when we went in and came out. There were fresh moose tracks on the portage both ways. There was a Ford Focus with a flat on the trail going in, it was still there when we came out??? This would be a great location for a lemonade stand! I would have paid a lot of money for an ice cold beverage!
Great trip for sure, I may be back again this summer.
 
OldFingers57
06/13/2017 04:49AM
 
quote Lotw: "The road was great, it is very dry in the north country. Parking lot was pretty full when we went in and came out. There were fresh moose tracks on the portage both ways. There was a Ford Focus with a flat on the trail going in, it was still there when we came out??? This would be a great location for a lemonade stand! I would have paid a lot of money for an ice cold beverage!
Great trip for sure, I may be back again this summer."



Thanks for the road report. We will be going in that way this summer. Hopefully conditions will not have changed too much and they get the car out of there.