TOPPER LAKE CAMPSITES: Campsite 1 (#608): This is the only campsite on the lake. It is just east of the South Lake portage. Directly accessible from the Border Route Trail.
Portaging from South Lake to Topper Lake involves an elevation gain of about 250 feet over a rocky 80 rod portage. This can be a challenging portage. The portage from Mayhew Lake Road to Topper Lake climbs over a small hill. This portage can be brushy and muddy depending on the season.
The lone campsite on this lake is directly accessible from the Border Route Trail. The portage from Topper Lake to South Lake also intersects the Border Route Trail.
Topper Lake is stocked every year with roughly 2,500 brook trout fingerling by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
The water from Topper Lake flows out through a small creek just west of the South Lake portage. This creek tumbles nearly 250 feet in a short distance until it flows into South Lake.
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PADDLING FROM THE MAYHEW LAKE ROAD PORTAGE TO BWCA CAMPSITE 608
The campsite is almost straight across the lake. Visit BWCA Campsite 608 -or- Explore Another Route **********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
PADDLING FROM BWCA CAMPSITE 608 TO THE SOUTH LAKE PORTAGE
The portage is just a few hundred feet to the west along the north shoreline of Topper Lake. Portage to South Lake -or- Explore Another Route **********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
PADDLING FROM THE SOUTH LAKE PORTAGE TO THE MAYHEW LAKE ROAD PORTAGE
Paddling straight across Topper Lake from the South Lake portage to the Mayhew Lake Road portage. Portage to Mayhew Lake Road -or- Explore Another Route **********************************************END OF ROUTE***********************************************
Route Connections for Topper Lake
From Topper Lake, you can portage to South Lake or exit the BWCA by portaging out to Mayhew Lake Road. You can also access the Border Route Trail.
