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Drywood Island Day-Use Area in Voyageurs National Park

Picnic area · Voyageurs National Park

Drywood Island Day-Use Area

A simple picnic landing on Voyageurs' Rainy Lake.

Type
Picnic area
Nearest trail
3.5 mi
  • Picnic tables
  • Restrooms
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Overview

About Drywood Island Day-Use Area

Why stop

  • A compact picnic stop with a dock and fire ring.

Heads up

  • Reached from the water, not the road.

Map

Where it is

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Picnic areaDrywood Island Day-Use Area48.61625, -93.08671
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Before you go

2 active Voyageurs alerts

  • ClosureDryweed Island-area sites closed for bear activitySeventeen campsites, houseboat sites, and a day-use site on Dryweed Island and nearby islands are closed through the end of October 2026 because of continued bear activity and unsafe bear-human…Official details
  • CautionNavigation markers and buoys absent on park lakesUse caution while boating on Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, and Sand Point Lakes because park hazard markers and secondary navigation aids have been removed, and most primary navigational buoys are also…Official details
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More about Drywood Island Day-Use Area

A small Rainy Lake landingDrywood Island Day-Use Area is R80, a simple picnic landing on a small island in Rainy Lake.

Drywood Island Day-Use Area is R80, a simple picnic landing on a small island in Rainy Lake. It is a modest stop for people already exploring the lake, with a rocky shore and a dock. Reach it from the water, not by road; it is not a quick roadside break.

What you will findExpect a table, fire ring and outdoor privy rather than a staffed visitor facility.

Expect a table, fire ring and outdoor privy rather than a staffed visitor facility. Pack what you need for the stop; no food or potable water service is documented for R80.

Fit it into a day on the lakeVoyageurs' day-use sites need no reservation and are for daytime visits; overnight camping is…

Voyageurs' day-use sites need no reservation and are for daytime visits; overnight camping is not allowed. Treat this as a simple place to pause for a picnic while exploring Rainy Lake, rather than a destination that needs a separate outing.

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Wildlife

Wildlife in Voyageurs

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Gray Wolf10 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 7 PMSighting mapMoose12 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting mapBald Eagle67 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 10 AMSighting mapLoon79 sightingsLoonMost seen around 6 AMSighting mapWhite Pelican41 sightingsWhite PelicanMost seen around 8 AMSighting mapTrumpeter Swan19 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting map

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Trails nearby

ModerateBlack Bay Beaver Pond Trail1.2 mi · 45 min · 3.5 mi awayA boat-in walk over rocky ridges to an active beaver pond.EasyRainy Lake Recreation Trail3.5 mi · 1.5 hr · 4 mi awayEasy pavement, rock outcrops, and forest, lake, and marsh views.EasyVoyageurs' Tilson Connector Trail2.5 mi · 1.3 hr · 4 mi awayA wooded link from the visitor center to state trails.EasyOberholtzer Trail1.6 mi · 1.1 hr · 4.1 mi awayAn easy forest loop through marsh and two modest bay overlooks.

More stops nearby

Picnic area · 0.8 mi awayLittle Cedar Island Day-Use AreaA boat-in picnic stop on Rainy Lake beside a floating dock.Picnic area · 1.8 mi awayDiamond Island Central Day-Use AreaA sandy shore break for a day on Rainy Lake.Picnic area · 2.1 mi awayHarrison Bay East Day-Use AreaA simple picnic break on Rainy Lake, reached by boat.Sight · 3.7 mi awayHarry Oveson Fish CampOne Rainy Lake fisherman’s working world, reached only by boat.Sight · 3.9 mi awayLittle American IslandA short boat-only walk through Rainy Lake’s gold-rush ruins.Visitor center · 4 mi awayRainy Lake Visitor CenterA useful first stop for ranger help, exhibits, and lake walks.Sight · 4.1 mi awayRainy Lake Ethnobotanical GardenA short garden walk ties native plants to Ojibwe knowledge.Picnic area · 4.2 mi awayLost Bay West Day-Use AreaA dockside picnic break on Rainy Lake.

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