Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

2 federal campgrounds, 2 of them with first-come, first-served sites.

2Campgrounds

2With first-come sites

1,590 ftElevation

Elevation: USGS 3DEP elevation point queries at 2 of these 2 campgrounds

Where they are

2 of 2 mapped

Drawing the map

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

The campgrounds · 2

2 campgrounds

Dumbell Lake Backcountry CampsitesBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · MN1,590 ftFirst-come T-Lake Backcountry CampsiteBoundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness · MN1,590 ftFirst-come

Source: RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM, unified by CAMPANAC · Sep 8, 2026

This land

measured from the nearest campground in the unit

critical

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wildernessmining

Roadless

Wood Lake596 acres · 10 mi · inventoried roadless area

Roadless

South Kawishiwi River136 acres · 10 mi · inventoried roadless area

Camping here is a stake in what happens to it. More Than Just Parks tracks the threats and the comment windows.

Roadless areas: USFS Inventoried Roadless Areas via MTJP Roadless Map · Jul 29, 2026

Source: MTJP Threatened Lands map · Aug 12, 2026

Heads up

Wildfire

Little Knife fire · 26 mi from the nearest campground here · 4,815 acres · 100% contained

Source: NIFC/IRWIN via MTJP wildfire tracker · Sep 4, 2026

Who answers for this land

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness’s campgrounds sit in one congressional district. These members vote on the laws that decide what happens to this land.

Pete Stauber (R)MN 8th · 2 campgrounds · grade F

Source: U.S. Census district boundaries and the MTJP Congressional Public Lands Score

Unit: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) land units

SRC · RIDB · NPS · USFS EDW · BLM · unified by CAMPANAC · refreshed nightly