BWCA Campsite 2249 on Becoosin

From the Becoosin Loop Hiking Trail it's a pretty vigorous climb up to this site. In my estimation this is one of the most unique campsites I've run across in the BWCA. It is situated in a majestic cathedral of fortuitously spaced mature red pines and must sit up at least 50 feet off of the shore which, as you might guess, provides dramatic overview of the island studded lake below. I was here in the winter so it was difficult to discern tent pad quality but, there where several spots that looked promising. The site (near the fire grate) has a lot of trees but, since they're mostly mature red pines, it still feels open & airy yet also protected and will provide excellent hammock options. In my opinion, this is THE destination site if one is planning on camping along the Becoosin Loop. Becoosin Lake is very scenic.

I love that the backpacking sites were added to paddle planner. I even have a fun story about this one. I attempted to use this lake as a launching point into the PMA. I portaged in (with a beaver pond paddle in between) from Parent. I ran into a (expectedly) surprised couple at the beaver pond right about sunset. I was planning on staying on a site and launching into the PMA the next day as I started at Snowbank after work. As the couple was backpacking instead of portaging, they passed me on the trail. I kept up though and we talked. Unfortunately, they chose the first campsite leaving the guy with the canoe on his shoulders to hike the extra quarter mile to the next site. Thanks guys.... All in all, though I was none too happy to still be portaging here in the dark, it is a nice site. It sits up on a ridge in a dense stand of Red Pine. Since most people don't have a canoe here, the utter lack of a canoe landing is probably not a problem nor is the lack of a place to store a canoe. It isn't a big site (standard fare for backpacking) but it has good cover and good elevation. It's a nice place to spend the night.