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BWCA Campsite 434 on Gneiss

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Status:
Open/Potential

Lake:

Latitude:
48.17704

Longitude:
-90.80922

# of Ratings:
3

Avg Rating:

Avg Good Tent Pads:
2

Avg Max Tent Pads:
3
Date:
Permit availability information from Recreation.gov
 
 
On 8/6/2025 7:37:53 AM, jssmadtown said:
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Good Tent Pads:
3

Max Tent Pads:
3

Visit Date:
8/2/2025

Campsite is mostly rock surface at a slight incline. It is open and sunny. There is forest growth on a drop off opposite the lake that is fun to explore but not usable for tents. There are three obvious tent pads suitable for free-standing tents with shallow stakes. Rating it 4-star is a bit of a push, but the 1 star rating is not appropriate, at least for average weather conditions. Gneiss Lake is mostly in Canada with a number of islands. It’s a nice view!
On 1/30/2024 6:05:02 PM, Phillip Santillan said:
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This site was ok. We got stuck here because the wind was too strong to get through the channel to the north of this campsite, and the island campsite was already taken. Fishing from this campsite is terrible. Caught nothing. We had 6 hammock campers on this trip, but two of them really struggled to find a place. I would not camp here again if I had to, though there were tons of blueberries on the north side of camp that was a welcomed surprise for our pancakes.
On 6/2/2017 8:47:17 AM, MarshallPrime said:
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Good Tent Pads:
1

Max Tent Pads:
2

Visit Date:
6/15/2014

NOT a great site, no shade, all burned. Its up high. Im not interested in staying at this site again.
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Early Morning View from Campsite 434
Early Morning View from Campsite 434 by Phillip Santillan
Early Morning Pano
Early Morning Pano by Phillip Santillan
Firepit/Kitchen Area
Firepit/Kitchen Area by Phillip Santillan
Site from the water
Site from the water by Phillip Santillan
Firepit/Kitchen Area
Firepit/Kitchen Area by Phillip Santillan
Pano from Campsite 434
Pano from Campsite 434 by Phillip Santillan
two-person tents
two-person tents by jssmadtown
8/2/2025
standing in tent area looking toward grate
standing in tent area looking toward grate by jssmadtown
8/2/2025
sunrise over Gneiss Lake
sunrise over Gneiss Lake by jssmadtown
8/2/2025
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