A water-access lunch stop
Hacksaw Pass is a named sand landing on Kabetogama Lake, site K10. It works best as a picnic break during a boat or paddle outing; this isn't a drive-up stop to plan on its own.
Overview
About Hacksaw Pass Day-Use Area
Why stop
- A table, fire ring and privy make a simple lunch stop.
Heads up
- You need a boat or paddle, and lake conditions can complicate the trip.
Map
Where it is
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Before you go
A water-access lunch stop
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
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
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More about Hacksaw Pass Day-Use Area
Keep expectations simpleThe site listing describes one picnic table, a fire ring and a privy.
The site listing describes one picnic table, a fire ring and a privy. Day-use sites don't require reservations, and overnight camping isn't allowed.
Fit it into the lake routeHacksaw Pass sits south of Gold Portage and just north of Chief Woodenfrog's Islands, making it…
Hacksaw Pass sits south of Gold Portage and just north of Chief Woodenfrog's Islands, making it a natural lunch stop on a trip through the island group. Wind and waves on Kabetogama's open water can make travel tiring or impossible, so let the day's conditions shape the outing.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Voyageurs
10 sightingsGray WolfMost seen around 7 PMSighting map
12 sightingsMooseMost seen around 7 AMSighting map
67 sightingsBald EagleMost seen around 10 AMSighting map
79 sightingsLoonMost seen around 6 AMSighting map
41 sightingsWhite PelicanMost seen around 8 AMSighting map
19 sightingsTrumpeter SwanMost seen around 6 PMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Voyageurs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
