Site Basswood Primitive Zone.

at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Camping Permits

This site, photographed by the agency

Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026

ZoneType

Reservablerecreation.gov lists it

720 ftElevation

80%Tree cover

2,967 ftWater · to Lake Superior

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point query at this site’s coordinate · Sep 7, 2026

Tree cover: NLCD Tree Canopy Cover 2024 (USDA Forest Service / MRLC), one 30 m cell at this coordinate · Sep 9, 2026

Water: USGS National Hydrography Dataset, nearest perennial lake, reservoir, river or stream to this site’s coordinate · Oct 4, 2026

The site

TypeZone
LoopBasswood
HookupsNone
Max Num of People5
Pets AllowedYes
Checkin Time11:00 AM
Checkout Time11:00 AM
Min Num of People1
AccessibleNot listed

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentno length limit listed

Recreation.gov lists these as the equipment permitted on this site. A length is the ceiling for that equipment; where none is published we say so rather than guess.

Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

Book this exact site

Opens this site’s own calendar on recreation.gov.

Site Basswood Primitive Zone on recreation.gov

Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

Every site, the season, fees, weather, and what’s happening on this land right now: Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Camping Permits →

Most private sites hereLong 1 38992 ftOuter 1 21121 ftMainland 1 19584 ftDevils 1 17748 ftMichigan 1 17420 ft

Source: CAMPANAC campground index