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National Park Service · MN

Rainy Lake · Site Alder Creek R1.

at Voyageurs National Park Camping Permits

This site, in 12 agency photographs
Photos · NPS
Photos: Recreation.gov RIDB media records filed against this campsite · Oct 19, 2026
Boat InType
Reservablerecreation.gov lists it
2076 ftRoom
1,110 ftElevation
0%Tree cover
37 ftWater · to Rainy Lake
Vault ToiletsToilet · listed for this site
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 · Sep 8, 2026
Toilet: Recreation.gov per-site record: Vault Toilets · Sep 8, 2026

Room

2076 ftto the nearest other site, against 2157 ft typical here
#86 of 157roomiest site in the campground
0other sites within 100 ft
No RV or electric sites within 100 ftso, probably no generators
Nearest sitesJack Pine Bench R55 2076 ftArden Island R4 3210 ftKrantz Point R62 5233 ftNuthatch R21 7401 ftDiamond Island South R10 7629 ftLost Bay (Rainy) R20 8816 ft
Source: Derived by CAMPANAC from recreation.gov per-site coordinates (nearest-neighbor spheroid distance) · Oct 19, 2026

The site

TypeBoat In
LoopRainy Lake
HookupsNone
Site AccessBoat-In
Max Num of People9
ShadeYes
Pets AllowedYes
Campfire AllowedYes
CategorySmall Campsite
Checkin Time3:00 PM
Checkout Time12:00 PM
Fire PitYes
Food Storage LockerYes
Map NumberR1
Min Num of People1
Picnic TablesYes
Proximity to WaterLakefront
Tent Pad Length14 ft
Tent Pad Width14 ft
Vault ToiletsYes
Waterfront SitesYes
AccessibleNot listed
Source: Recreation.gov RIDB full extract, per-site record · Oct 19, 2026

What fits here

Tentto 14 ft
Boatno 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 Alder Creek R1 on recreation.gov
Source: Recreation.gov

The campground

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

Most private sites hereReuter Creek R65 13032 ftPike Bay N31 11463 ftCranberry Creek R95 10985 ftShoepack B8 & Little Shoepack Lakes B19 10400 ftLoiten Lake B11 8609 ft
Source: CAMPANAC campground index