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BWCA Campsite 329 on Ester

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Status:
Open/Potential

Lake:

Latitude:
48.15867

Longitude:
-91.07064

# of Ratings:
2

Avg Rating:

Avg Good Tent Pads:
4

Avg Max Tent Pads:
5
Date:
Permit availability information from Recreation.gov
 
 
On 6/26/2026 10:43:56 AM, Ben Strege said:
Rating:

Good Tent Pads:
5

Max Tent Pads:
6

Visit Date:
5/26/2026

This is a pretty nice campsite, even though it is fairly basic. You can land almost anywhere around the campsite because it is all smooth, gently sloping rock. It is easy to pull the canoe alongside the point and get out. The kitchen is in an open area surrounded somewhat by cedars, with a nice window out onto the lake. The seating around the campfire is decent but not great. I found several tenting options and eventually settled on five good tent pads and six maximum tent pads. One tent pad near the kitchen appears to have staking issues, with rocks around it that people likely used to tie down a tent. Down a short trail there is a very large tenting area that looks like it could fit two tents. There is another tent pad behind the campsite off the latrine trail, and while it may be a little rocky or sloped, it still has enough space. I also found a smooth, level spot near the water that could be used either as canoe storage or as a tent pad, though staking may not work there. The main area is mostly smooth sloping rock, but there are shaded spots near and behind the kitchen during parts of the day.
On 5/10/2014 10:40:07 AM, bwbrian said:
Rating:

Good Tent Pads:
2

Max Tent Pads:
3

Visit Date:
8/4/2013

Decent site with a good amount of space, decent landings and several tent pads.
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