BWCA Campsite 1191 on Ima

The landing at this campsite is about as easy as a landing gets. It is a big bare rock peninsula with gently sloping rock across much of it, so you can more or less pick your spot. The kitchen is at the base of that rock peninsula, though I am not sure why it was placed where it is because there is no shade at the fire grate. It seems like it could have been moved slightly and gained shade. The tent pad area is grassy and set back from the kitchen, with spruce, jack pines, and one large white pine around it. The ground is not completely level everywhere, and there are some rocks and roots, but I found four good tent pads in varying degrees of quality. Some are really good, while others are just good enough to count. There are seven maximum tent pads, including some spots out near the kitchen that have no shade or are slightly lumpy. There is plenty of room for tents, and the view is great, but the campsite itself is not especially spectacular beyond the easy landing and big open rock.

Well the challenge here is to separate the views from the site from the site itself. The kitchen is pretty basic, minimal cooking surfaces. The canoe landing is OK, not great. There is really only 1 good tent pad if you exclude the flat areas too close to the kitchen to be safe. One other tent pad is OK. One could put a tent or 2 by the kitchen, but one should not do that. But the views of Ima are great from here. And you have a great view of the sky from this site. As mentioned by others, McKenzie maps places the site too far east, it is not on that point. You cannot see the kitchen from the water, so one has to get out to verify the location.

Our group of nine had ample room here which was great as a strong wind was making it it a chore to go any further west. McKenzie Maps has this incorrectly marked on the point to the west which looks like a campsite also (it is not.) This site has an incredible large rock face with room for a group to stretch out.

The McKenzie maps show this campsite on the next point to the West, the site is tucked into this nice little bay however. Some protection for boat landings, however site is very exposed to weather. There is a large rock shelf along most of the camp, fire ring 'area' is small. I would not come back here with a group larger than 3 or 4. Level tent pads and wood supply are scarce, if not this would be a 5* site.

This site has a lot of smooth rock face right on the shoreline, making for lots of area to hang out near the water. The fire grate is on the rock near the water and the tent pads are spread out along the shore with a couple in the woods. There is a good tree for hanging bear bags.