BWCA Campsite 1305 on Newfound

The landing at this site is pretty nice. It is a sloping rock shelf, but it is not very steep, and even though it was slippery when I visited, I had no problem parallel parking the canoe and getting out. The fire grate is right on the water and has a good view up and down Newfound Lake. The downside is that this site is on the east side of the lake and right along the motor route, so you should expect motorboats to go by throughout the day. The kitchen area is mostly surrounded by cedars, which gives it a scenic feel. The best tent pad is behind the campsite up a little way on the latrine trail. It is a large, sheltered tent pad, and you may be able to squeeze in a second tent there if needed. The rest of the site is rocky and uneven, so any additional tent spots would be smaller or less comfortable. This could be a good option if you like a breezy point and want help keeping bugs down, but the motor traffic is the main drawback.

Stayed here because I wanted something west-facing for sunset and needed to be positioned to exit pretty early the next day. It met those requirements. Beyond that, would not recommend. I did not like this landing, it's a rock shelf that you've got to come in crosswise to. There are tent pads, but all are either on an incline, have substantial rocks, or both. Despite that suffusion of rocks, the hearth is pretty terrible; I did what I could to improve it a bit and added a side pad. There is a wood supply of dead pines on the way to the latrine, though not as much as I'd like. The bugs are quite aggressive. The real "meh" though is of course that it's a motor lake, you'll have them going past you every daylight hour. Of course you know that's what you might get on this lake.

Nice, open, elongated rock ledge landing. Main camp area has a good feel of being open but still offers some trees to provide a little privacy and good tarp options. While there are multiple spots a person could setup a tent semi-close to the nice firepit area, all are quite lumpy. However, there are 2 spots back up the hill on the way to the latrine that offer much more accommodating flat ground surface with room for at least 3 tents. There was plenty of downed wood when we stopped.