WONDER LAKE CAMPSITES: Campsite 1: (#841) - Campsite on south end of the lake Campsite 2: (#840) - Campsite on north end of the lake
Small remote lake on a dead end route requiring a 200 rod portage to reach.
There are two campsites on this lake. The north campsite is in rough shape, but the southern site is rather nice.
Wonder Lake reportedly has decent northern pike fishing.
Plouff Creek flows through Wonder Lake. It enters near the middle of west shoreline and exits Wonder Lake from its southern tip. The section of Plouff Creek leading to Sunhigh Lake is navigable. There are two unmarked portages along the creek. You may be able to skip these two portages if the water is really high. One portage is about 15 rods. The other is just a liftover a sandbar when you reach Sunhigh Lake. During really low water levels on this creek, the going will be more difficult, but still relatively passable. The campsite on Sunhigh Lake is also in poor condition and is similar to the northern campsite on Wonder Lake.
This area was heavily impacted by the 1999 July 4th windstorm, but is recovering.
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PADDLING FROM THE ALTON LAKE PORTAGE TO BWCA CAMPSITE 840
Wonder Lake as seen from the Alton Lake portage. Looking mostly to the west.
Starting at the Alton Lake portage, paddle along the eastern shoreline of Wonder Lake until reaching the northern most campsite on the lake. Take a look at the campsite. Visit the Campsite -or- Explore Another Route ***********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
PADDLING FROM BWCA CAMPSITE 840 TO BWCA CAMPSITE 841
The next campsite on Wonder Lake is in the south end of it. Continue traveling along the eastern shore of the lake, eventually passing through the lakes narrows and by a couple of small islands. The south campsite is just around the bend to the left (east) after the narrows. This is better of the two campsites on the lake. Explore the south campsite on Wonder Lake. Visit the Campsite -or- Explore Another Route ***********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
PADDLING FROM BWCA CAMPSITE 841 TO MOUTH OF PLOUFF CREEK
From the south campsite on Wonder Lake, paddle clockwise aroud the south bay of the lake. At the very southern tip of Wonder Lake, you briefly enter Plouff Creek, where it flows out at this lakes south end. From Plouff Creek outlet, continue up the west shoreline of the lake, back through the narrows heading northward and stop at the mouth of Plouff Creek, where it flows into Wonder Lake. Plouff Creek can be follwed upstream from here to Sunhigh Lake. Paddle into Plouff Creek -or- Explore Another Route ***********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
PADDLING FROM THE MOUTH OF PLOUFF CREEK TO THE ALTON LAKE PORTAGE
Paddle north from the mouth of Plouff Creek, heading to the prominent point that sticks out from the northwest corner of the lake. From that point, head generally east back to the Alton Lake portage.
