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Lake Jeanette Campground is located on the Echo Trail, a remote country road that traverses through the heart of the western Superior National Forest. In addition to the campground, there are five backcountry campsites are nestled on the northern and eastern end of Lake Jeanette with access by boat from the campground. The terrain is granite rock outcroppings covered with a mix of pine and spruce trees.
From Orr, take St. Louis County 23 to Buyck (16 miles). At Buyck, County 23 turns into County 24. Continue on County 24 for 4 miles to the Echo Trail (County Road 116). Turn right, 12 miles to campground entrance road. Turn left onto entrance road.
Lots of rocks on the lake. Go slow with the boat until you learn where to go. Beautiful glacial lake. Hard to get a campsite. Long drive for first come first serve sites.
This campground is a wonderful rustic campground. Do not expect showers or hot water - just wilderness camping and expect to hear wolves howling, the milky way, squirrels, grouse and maybe a white tail deer.
Great place for a small aluminum boat, small campsites for smaller set ups , nice restroom and water on site. Worth the drive.
Wonderful hidden gem. We stayed here before entering the BWCA (Entry Point 14 is ten minutes down the road). We reserved a site, but all of the First Come, First Served sites were still open at 7pm. Being a quick drive from the EP made this place a no brainer -- I'd suggest everyone to do this if you can to avoid the drive from Ely in the morning.
The campground was clean, quiet, and offered solid amenities all things considered. There are two vault toilets and running water, so we were happy. The lake looked nice and there's a boat launch at the campground.
It's a very nice small campground. When we were there it was in winter mode, so no water or garbage pick up. The real boat landing is about a quarter of a mile away, but you can land a canoe or kayak or a boat with no trailer at the campground. It was mainly grouse hunters when we were there and grouse were abundant. Because it was winter mode there was no fee. Unfortunately, one camper had his camper in one site and his truck in another to save it for someone. It was there for two days while we were there before the other party showed up. Then he moved his truck to the other side to save it for someone else. Other people came and left because there wasn't a site for a camper. If sites are open or you are on the lake, it is decent fishing off shore. Astrid Trail is nearby and there are a lot of opportunities for walking. We'd definitely go there again.
