Jason Hildebrand

Jason Hildebrand

Canoe and Camp on Dogtooth Lake

09/06/18

Thanks for writing up this adventure. We have done a lot of back-country canoeing pre-kids, but were looking for a not-too-remote setting to introduce our kids (9, 6 and 3) to backcountry canoeing/camping. The adventure gives the impression that there are lots of possible places to camp on this part of Dogtooth Lake (I'm talking about everything south of the narrows which lead north to the other parts of Dogtooth). However, we didn't find that to be the case. We explored the island at 49.6552754, -94.1059195 as well as the area east of here through the channel (which has 3 islands). We found that the islands as well as the mainland shoreline were heavily covered with trees and offered almost no even ground to pitch a tent. We found no established sites and a few options which we considered marginal at best. The island mentioned in the adventure is at 49.6483015, -94.1031300 and was delightful. Because the island is small, we'd say it is suitable for a single group with 1 or 2 tents. You can walk end-to-end in about a minute, but there is nice mix of trees, rock and shore which our kids enjoyed exploring for the 2 days we were there. We launched at Luther Village, and checked about parking when we arrived. The staff were friendly. Parking is $5/day. People should know that in addition to Luther Village, there are several cabins/lakehouses on the south end of Echo Bay which produce motorboat traffic. We heard party noise across the water in the evenings. If you are looking for true isolation, you won't find it here. @Rory, it would be great if you could provide coordinates for the other fantastic islands and on-shore campsites you mentioned. I would be interested in checking those out in the future.

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