Rain Lake Campsite #4

Landing

Topography of under-water approach: Small shallow sand and gravel beach.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Bow of landing canoe is right at base of rising trail.

Topography to tent sites: Steep dirt rise of almost 20', to actual campsite.

Campsite from the water ...

Landing and trail up to campsite ...

Looking down to the landing ...

Campsite

Regular or low-maintenance: Regular.

Size of open ground area: 15 x 50'.

Extent of tree cover: Tall trees form a full canopy.

Degree of levelness: Level around firepit.

Number of tent sites: 3 (either side of and close behind firepit).

North exposure: Forest, lake and shoreline growth.

East exposure: Forest.

South exposure: Forest.

West exposure: Forest, lake and shoreline growth.

Firepit area ...

Looking north across the width of the campsite...

Tentsite at the north end of campsite...

View across the lake...

General description: It's enclosed by large trees and has neither sunning rocks nor any open view. Its only real positive is its level tentsites close around the firepit.

Overall accessibility: Dirt trail up from water is quite steep and in rainy conditions would be a definite challenge.


Thanks to Jeffrey McMurtrie of Jeff'sMap for supplying the base-layer map component by Creative Commons licensing.


Submission September 2022 by Barry Bridgeford .. visited September 2022