Although it's not considered traditional backcountry since there are marked campsites, it's still a good experience and far enough away from the car campers in the main grounds. The site that we reserved for our camping trip to Bon Echo was site 524. This time we decided to reserve the only other nearby site 525 as well.
The two sites are next to each other but not close enough to see one another. They are also the only sites within this specific area of the backcountry on Joeperry Lake. Another big plus is that they are the closest and easiest to get to from the main dock where you pick up your canoe. This is a big deal if you pack a lot of gear! The main parking lot is a 500 meter (one way) walk through the woods to the Joeperry Lake dock. If you have to do multiple trips, you will be exhausted!
The View From Site 524 just after 9 pm.
No granola, only steak & potatoes tonight!
Sitting on the picnic table behind the fire pit looking towards the lake.
Site 524 on Joeperry Lake is an excellent spot. It's entirely private and has tons of space for tents. The site has a picnic table and fire pit as well as a forest toilet otherwise known as a 'boombox'. The toilet, which by the way is just a box with a hole on top of it, is approx 50 feet away from the campsite through a narrow trail in the forest. Bring toilet paper, a flashlight at night and pray that you don't have to sit there for very long because the mosquitoes will find you very quickly!
Canoes can be easily dragged ashore, no worries overnight.
Looking up towards site 524 from the waters edge.
Canoeing through the dense reeds.
Throwing dried pine needles on the fire to smoke away the bugs.
Early mornings can be appreciated from this site. Just waking up and seeing the lake right before you without a single person in site is fantastic. Nothing but lake and forest all around you. At times you will even see deer along the far edge of the lake across from the site.
Oh deer
View from the picnic table at site 524
The first tent is complete! Plenty of room for two more.
Joeperry Lake, not Joe Perry of Aerosmith.
Exploring other parts of Joeperry Lake
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