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BWCA Campsite 854 on Dent

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Status:
Open/Potential

Lake:

Latitude:
47.95972

Longitude:
-90.99649

# of Ratings:
3

Avg Rating:

Avg Good Tent Pads:
0

Avg Max Tent Pads:
1
Date:
Permit availability information from Recreation.gov
 
 
On 1/7/2026 9:58:29 AM, Ben Strege said:
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Good Tent Pads:
0

Max Tent Pads:
1

Visit Date:
6/1/2025

The water level on Dent Lake was unusually low, likely due to upstream beavers cutting off water flow. This exposed a large amount of rock along the shoreline, and things looked very different than if water levels had been normal. With the low water, the landing is a long, flat expanse of exposed rock. At normal water levels, the landing would likely be very tight and difficult to locate. The campsite itself is small and brushy. I did not find any good tent pads. I found a few spots where you could technically place a tent, but all were lumpy, rocky, uneven, and lacked soil for staking. The latrine trail appears to have been recently cleared by the Forest Service and runs straight up a hill. I was surprised to see some charcoal in the fire grate, since I rarely see any signs of use on these types of campsites.
On 7/30/2024 11:17:34 PM, cmutch said:
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Visit Date:
7/22/2015

My friends and I stayed at this site out of desperation back in 2015. We struggled for a long time to find it. The site was extremely overgrown, but there was still a fire grate. Anything that could've been a tent pad was grown over with brush.
On 7/24/2016 8:01:01 AM, rertel said:
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Visit Date:
7/14/2016

We stayed on Dent two nights and could find no sign of this campsite.
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Campsite 854
Campsite 854 by Ben Strege
6/1/2025
Campsite 854
Campsite 854 by Ben Strege
6/1/2025
Campsite 854
Campsite 854 by Ben Strege
6/1/2025
Campsite 854
Campsite 854 by Ben Strege
6/1/2025
Campsite 854
Campsite 854 by Ben Strege
6/1/2025
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