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BWCA Campsite 1646 on Basswood

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Status:
Open/Potential

Lake:

Latitude:
48.05771

Longitude:
-91.60252

# of Ratings:
2

Avg Rating:

Avg Good Tent Pads:
1

Avg Max Tent Pads:
2
Date:
Permit availability information from Recreation.gov
 
 
On 8/4/2025 11:59:53 AM, collinsm22 said:
Rating:

Good Tent Pads:
0

Max Tent Pads:
1

Visit Date:
7/30/2025

This site is pretty rough. The take-out is rather small, with almost no boat storage. It doesn't have a particularly nice view from the kitchen, which is basically surrounded by weeds. It has a single tent pad, unless you wanted to try setting up a tent on top of the ferns, which fill most of the rest of the site. There is plenty of shade, but that's also a problem, because the vegetation blocks any breeze from keeping the bugs away. There are no tall trees from which to hang a bear bag. The kitchen is in decent shape, however. The large tree that fell has been cut into pieces and moved out of the way, including a large segment acting as good seating in front of the fire grate. The combination of rocks and mucky vegetation make for bad swimming. This would definitely be one of the last choices I would make for sites in the area.
On 6/23/2022 3:52:38 PM, FishinCB said:
Rating:

Good Tent Pads:
2

Max Tent Pads:
2

Visit Date:
6/10/2018

Small site tucked behind the brush. Protected from winds so it can be a bit buggy. 6/3/21: Stayed here for a few days due to a lot of campers in the area. A bear visited the site but luckily just passed through without digging through our gear. 6/5/22: The big tree in the middle of the camp blew over making this site not really useable unless no other options.
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Not a great swimming spot
Not a great swimming spot by collinsm22
7/30/2025
Only half a tent pad, unless you like sleeping on ferns
Only half a tent pad, unless you like sleeping on ferns by collinsm22
7/30/2025
Not much of a take-out
Not much of a take-out by collinsm22
7/30/2025
Minimal site, nature taking back over
Minimal site, nature taking back over by collinsm22
7/30/2025
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