Birch Lake Campground

Far off of the pavement, a wonderful secluded little camp area. No power or running water but there is a well with a hand pump and the water from it was good. Really recharged my inner self while here. Worth the 12 hour drive to get here. Fishing wasnt good but met a guy who pulled a 3 1/2 lb pike. Nights are super quiet. Facilities are kept clean and neat.
May 7th, 2024

Nov 9th, 2023

Aug 29th, 2023

August, 2023: We stayed for a few days at Kawishiwi River Campground, yet we were still looking for a nice campsite for the upcoming week, including the Labour Day long weekend. We were told to drive to the Birch Lake Campground and check out the 3 existing first-come-first-serve campsite. We did and took a quick peek at all 3 available campsites and unanimously decided to grab a site. After registering and talking to Tony, the excellent host, we headed back to start packing. The campsite was one of the better sites we had stayed on. It was very spacious, private and meters from Birch Lake, on which shores we often sat, enjoying the relaxing view and sunsets. Because the campsite was very large and had two picnic tables, we set up a big tarp over one of them as a rain shelter. Our tent was located over 10 meters from the center of the campsite, close to the lake. Several times we spoke to the campground host, Tony, who used to serve in the US Army and who was also very helpful in us getting the campsite. While we did not see any bigger animals (black bears or raccoons), there were plenty of Blue Jays, chipmunks, squirrels and a resident garter snake. Amazingly, mosquitoes hardly bothered usI never used mosquito spray! We had one rainy and cloudy day, as well as a quick storm rolled over the area once, yet it was hot and humid. There were some edible mushrooms (Chanterelle), which I picked, dried and either ate raw or added to soupsthe latter was not a good idea, however. Although we did not see any bearseven though there were warnings posted about bear sightings not long before our arrivalon several occasions we spotted a big garter snake on our campsiteof course, my friend did not appreciate its company too much. Once she saw it on the path leading to our tentamazingly, it just started to consume a frogwhich it let go of once she interrupted his eating ritual! Another time we observed the snake on our campsiteand there was a smallish bird almost following it! The bird was certainly too small to hunt & eat the snake (if anything, it could be vice-versa) and I wonder if anyone can provide more info on this phenomenon.
Jul 17th, 2023

Great campsite on the lake, with a boat ramp that's a good spot for a Bucket Shower
Jul 5th, 2023