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 East Otter Lake Unit
Approximate Acreage: 556
Percent Federal Ownership: 100%
The East Otter Lake Unit lies north of the Gunflint Trail and Poplar
Lake. The area is extremely scenic with great opportunities for
quiet recreation, especially hiking and canoeing.
The South Lake Trail, which runs through the center of the area,
provides hiking access to the Border Route Trail and to South Lake
on the U.S./Canada border. The area also can be reached from Birch
Lake or Moss Lake.
Although some of the area’s 100-year-old forest was affected by the
July 4, 1999 blowdown, scattered old white and red pines remain, as
does a stand of old cedars south of East Otter Lake. The East Otter
Lake roadless area also protects a stream that flows out of East
Otter Lake into Duncan Lake in the BWCAW.
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