My Island North Day-Use Area

Overview

About My Island North Day-Use Area

Why stop

Sandy landing with picnic tables and fire rings

Heads up

Lake access and navigation take planning

Map

Where it is

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Picnic areaMy Island North Day-Use Area48.44610, -92.50990

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Plan your stop

Before you go

Getting there

Treat it as a lake arrival, not a drive-up stop. Day-use sites can be used during the day without a reservation; overnight stays and camping aren’t allowed. The current landing condition and a site-specific route weren’t confirmed, so check current park maps before setting out.

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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A park ranger sits on a dash-mounted phone, talking, as Parkwolf’s Tour Guide plays “Army Cutworm Moths: A Grizzly Bear Buffet” on Grand Loop Road below Dunraven Pass in Yellowstone — Parkwolf Tour GuideThe highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.

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Guide

More about My Island North Day-Use Area

A sandy picnic landingMy Island North is N23, a day-use picnic stop on Namakan Lake.

My Island North is N23, a day-use picnic stop on Namakan Lake. It’s best as a simple break during a day on the water: the shore is sandy, and two picnic tables, two fire rings and a privy are listed for the site. There’s no documented trail or major viewpoint, so plan on coming ashore to rest and picnic rather than for a longer excursion.

Plan for the lakeBring drinking water, food, and a navigation chart you know how to use.

Bring drinking water, food, and a navigation chart you know how to use. Potable water wasn’t verified here, and rocks in the park’s lakes can be unmarked and shift with changing water levels; GPS alone isn’t enough for navigation. Accessibility details weren’t found, so don’t assume a firm or level route onto the sand.

Wildlife

Wildlife in Voyageurs

All Voyageurs wildlife maps

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 map

Sighting maps show where each species has been reported across Voyageurs. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.