Larch Creek
Gunflint Ranger District
Larch Creek could be named for a coniferous tree (pine). Larch trees are harvested for timber and turpentine. It also could take its name from the larch sawfly, which is nativate to tamarack bogs in the BWCA.
Water levels are almost never an issue along Larch Creek. It's is almost always navigable from the entry point landing down to Larch Lake. The creek can be quite narrow in spots. You should expect to have to do at least one or two beaver dam liftovers along the route. It's about 1.5 miles from the parking lot to Larch Lake. This route makes for good day trips or short weekend trips. The area that the creek flows through was burned by the 2007 Ham Lake fire. However there are still some good stands of trees along the creek, particularly as you get closer to Larch Lake. Larch Lake still has a campsites that offer shade.
There are no loop options. All routes are out an back along Larch Creek.
References:
Beymer, Robert, Boundary Waters Canoe Area – Volume 2 – Eastern Region (Berkeley: Wilderness Press, 2006), 189, 191, 194.
Exploring Larch Creek
Routes to locations on Larch Creek are shown below:
No routes defined yet for Larch Creek.
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Larch Creek at the canoe landing at BWCA Entry Point 80.
Route Connections for Larch Creek
From Larch Creek, you can paddle to Larch Lake or portage to Clove Lake.
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