BWCA Campsite 1044 on Amber

5/27/2025 - This is a campsite I first visited over a decade ago, and I still consider it a five-star site, though it is not quite as nice as I remember from my first trip. The landing is a sand beach, with some rocks mixed in. There is also a long sand beach to the northeast of the campsite that could be used as an alternate landing, though it requires a short walk to the site. Since my last visit, a number of trees have fallen, but despite that, the site remains very nice. It sits in a cedar grove and has five good tent pads of varying sizes. If needed, you could also set up tents on the beach. There is no formal log seating around the fire grate, but there are plenty of downed logs available. This is a quiet, off-the-beaten-path lake. 7/18/2009 - The lake is off the beaten path. It has a private sandy beach. The tent pads are along the shore, away from the kitchen. They are covered in pine needles and level. The landing area, of course, is really nice due to the sand. In low water years, there is a rock shelf running the length of the campsite (in high water, this is underwater). The campsite is protected on the south, west, and east. The only disadvantage is the bugs. Since the campsite faces north, there is no breeze to drive the bugs away.

It was overall a nice site. A short walk to a nice beach which is great and a good small beach landing. Nice sunset views and we had good fishing walking down the shore rocks at the end near the creek. Unfortunately while we were there a massive storm hit and a large tree fell across the front of the campsite making it less accessible. Even so we stayed and enjoyed our time. Good trees for tarps. Tent pads near the fire grate and a few more down a path.

Wide open sandy beach site. Lots of tent sites. easy landing and swimming area.

Great site with nice sandy beach. Very good kitchen area near the water. Level tent pads in the trees. I have to give it a 4 because of no breeze and too many bugs.