Raven Lake Campsite #1

Landing

Topography of under-water approach: One major sloped rock.

Impediments to disembarking from and/or unloading a canoe: Extremely difficult to unload. Maybe there’s a better landing a couple metres down the shoreline, but I didn’t see anything.

Topography to tent sites: Major sloped rock, I didn’t camp here, just passed by, but I can only imagine how annoying it must be to haul your gear and canoe up that rock.

View of landing from the water.

Campsite

Campsite maintenance: Regular.

Size of open ground area: Small fire pit area, lots of tent spots, and that’s about it for open ground.

Extent of tree cover: Dense forest on all sides other than south (shoreline).

Degree of levelness: Campsite is flat… once you get up the initial slope.

Number of level tent-sites: Multiple, will be able to accommodate large groups and large tents.

North exposure: Dense forest behind campsite.

East exposure: Forest protection from the east wind.

South exposure: Exposed to southern winds, but there is a bit of tree coverage between shoreline and campsite, so it is somewhat protected.

West exposure: Forest protection, from the west wind.

Fire-pit area.

Large tent-site area.

More large tent area.

General description: One major slope to unload and get to the site. The site itself has plenty of good tent spots, but there’s only one, small bench to sit on by the fire pit. If you’re camping on Raven and you’re not sure which of the two sites you’ll get, then it might be worth it to bring some chairs with you. It's another relatively average site; not terrible to camp on, but wouldn’t be my first choice.

Overall accessibility: Terrible landing and disembarking.


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Submitted by Cody S. .. Visited: Sept. 2016 .. Submission: Feb. 2017