Dumb question

Questions on general information and things that do not fit into any other categories.

Moderator: srparr

Post Reply
tphanson
NewbieCake
Posts: 12
Joined: Fri Mar 01, 2013 1:15 pm

Dumb question

Post by tphanson »

Alright folks, dumb question. My wife and I are thinking about hiking the Greenstone Ridge Trail next year, from east to west, and I'm wondering if you can only camp where the shelters are?
User avatar
hooky
IR Expert
Posts: 791
Joined: Mon Mar 26, 2012 11:26 am
Isle Royale Visits: 2
Location: Central Indiana
Has thanked: 138 times
Been thanked: 54 times

Re: Dumb question

Post by hooky »

No, you can camp in places other than the designated campgrounds. You'll see it referred to on here as a back country permit. On the NPS site, you'll see it referred to as Cross Country camping.

This link will get you started and then someone with more experience will chime in on the thread.

https://www.nps.gov/isro/planyourvisit/ ... amping.htm
User avatar
Ingo
Forum Moderator
Posts: 1944
Joined: Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:11 pm
Isle Royale Visits: 14
Location: Hillsborough, NC
Has thanked: 257 times
Been thanked: 158 times

Re: Dumb question

Post by Ingo »

Also note that the established campgrounds along the Greenstone trail do not have shelters, just tent sites. Only campgrounds on Lake Superior have shelters (most, but not all).
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
User avatar
DonNewcomb
IR Expert
Posts: 522
Joined: Mon Jul 20, 2009 5:48 am
Isle Royale Visits: 1
Location: Miss. Gulf Coast

Re: Dumb question

Post by DonNewcomb »

"Trail" and "Backcountry Permit" are mutually exclusive concepts. If you are on a trail, you must camp in designated campsites. If you are using a Backcountry Permit to camp in outside of campsites you must be off the trail. They are also extremely restrictive about your schedule when you use a Backcountry Permit. Much more forgiving of schedule changes when you are on the trail.
Post Reply