Campsite Name & Access

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Campsite Name & Access

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In looking at the brochure map on the NPS Isle Royale website, there is a campsite north of the Greenstone Ridge trail, and north of the Three Mile campsite. It is on a bay it seems, and there is a spur trail leading to it. Is this campsite accessible to hikers or is it a campsite for paddlers? And if it is accessible to hikers, what is its name?
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Re: Campsite Name & Access

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Lane Cove?
Yes, that is accessible to hikers. 5 tent sites.
Beautiful, but as of late lane Cove is one of the "It" sites to visit and tends to fill up.
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Post by Ingo »

S_R_L wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:00 am Beautiful, but as of late lane Cove is one of the "It" sites to visit and tends to fill up.
... and has a 1 night stay limit.
22: BI-PC-BI-RH, 21: RH-ML-DF-MB-DF, 18: MC-PC-BI-DB-RH-DF, 17: WI-IM-SB-FL-WC, 16: RH-CI-TI-RH, 14: BI-ML-CI-CH-MB, 13: RH-PI, 12: MC-CB-HL-TH, 11: WC-HC-WC, 09: MC-BI-DN-RH, 05: MI-CI-MB-DF-RH-TM-RH, 02: MC-LR-WL-CH, 01: BI-DB-RH, 79: worked RH
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Re: Campsite Name & Access

Post by Bobcat1 »

Yes, and Lane Cove is also used by kayakers and canoeists. Expect to share campsites.
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Shared a site 10+ years ago, and there was still room for someone else.
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Re: Campsite Name & Access

Post by Backpacker534 »

I have stayed at Lane Cove twice. Both times, there still were several open sites when we were packing up in the morning. I guess I must have stayed there before it became wildly popular. I enjoy talking with fellow backpackers, but there also is something nice about staying in a very quiet, uncrowded campsite wherever you are in the backcountry.

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