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BWCA Campsite 2009 on Ester

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Status:
Open/Potential

Lake:

Latitude:
48.15865

Longitude:
-91.07252

# of Ratings:
7

Avg Rating:

Avg Good Tent Pads:
2

Avg Max Tent Pads:
3
Date:
Permit availability information from Recreation.gov
 
 
On 1/29/2024 3:06:09 PM, halvorson.christopher said:
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On 9/6/2022 8:25:21 AM, Canoe Guru said:
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2

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3

Visit Date:
9/3/2022

We had a great time on the island. We could hear the couple staying at the adjacent site, even though they weren't being loud at all.
On 8/16/2021 9:37:21 PM, Tom-canoes said:
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2

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3

Visit Date:
5/31/2017

Nice elevated site at the north end of the island. Plenty of space. Landing was a little small, but manageable. Ester is a popular lake so plenty of traffic, but much of it moves on to Hanson. Caught Lake trout in northeastern bay.
On 9/8/2020 3:38:24 PM, louisdlevin said:
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Visit Date:
9/5/2020

Awesome views, and felt pretty private despite the proximity to other sites. Slippery, rocky landing, but beautiful swimming and some good spots for a hammock to see the sunset
On 8/11/2019 1:38:04 PM, davi2762 said:
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7/26/2019

Great campsite with an excellent view of cliff face to the north. Decent fishing from camp and great hammock options. I didn't pay attention to tent pads.
On 8/26/2016 5:13:01 PM, matt13 said:
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2

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3

Visit Date:
5/19/2016

On 7/18/2016 1:03:24 PM, runningrealtor said:
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Good Tent Pads:
1

Max Tent Pads:
2

Visit Date:
7/15/2016

Pretty good site but a little tight with 2 tents. The lake is quite beatiful though and this site provides a nice view of a huge rock wall across the water. We went to a different spot for firewood as it was somewhat scarce on the island. Fyi...the latrine is not shared with the other island campsite and we could not hear the other group on the island.
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