SKOAC: Apostle Islands Info
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Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Headquarters
(aka Bayfield Visitor Center)
Route 1, Box 4
Bayfield, WI 54841
(715) 779-3397
Visitor Information Recorded Message (715) 779-3398
http://www.nps.gov.apis/
Located in the old Bayfield County Courthouse on Washington Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets, Bayfield.
Little Sand Bay Visitor Center
(715) 779-7007
Located on Little Sand Bay Road, 13 miles north of Bayfield, WI.
Meyers Beach
stairs to beach, picnic area, vault toilet, trailhead
Located on Meyers Road, off Highway 13 about 5 miles east of Cornucopia
Emergency/Search Agency Contacts
Marine radio: channel 16
Phone (daytime): (715) 779-3397 (NPS Apostle Islands HQ)
Phone (after 6 PM): (715) 373-6120 (Bayfield County Sheriff)
Weather
Marine radio: WX-1 or WX-2
Internet:
Lake Superior Near Shore Marine Forecast (US)
Lake Superior Open Water Forecast (US)
Great Lakes Marine: West Lake Superior (Canada)
Maps and Charts
Topo map:
National Geographic: Trails Illustrated
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Wisconsin
($9.95)
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Map (PDF) 121 kb
NOAA charts:
14973 Apostle Islands
14966 Western Lake Superior
14960 Lake Superior
Mini-Chart of the Apostle Islands
(not for navigational purposes)
Click on chart to see full size
Distance chart (courtesy NPS)
Click on chart to see full size
Camping
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (islands)
Township of Russell (Little Sand Bay) (mainland)
Red Cliff (mainland)
All information valid as of 03/2002
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore
Individual campsites are available on Basswood (6), Cat (1), Devils (1), Ironwood (1), Manitou (1), Michigan (1), Oak (5), Otter (1), Outer (1), Rocky (7), Sand (3), South Twin (4), Stockton (21), and York (3) Islands.
Group campsites are available on Basswood (1), Oak (2), Sand (2), and Stockton (3) Islands.
Permits can be obtained in advance, allowing campers to reserve the lakeshore's individual and group campsites. Permits should be obtained prior to departure for the islands. Each permit is good for up to 14 consecutive nights of camping. Camping permits are nontransferable. Campsites will be assigned when a reservation is made.
Individual campsites, which accommodate one to seven people, can be reserved up to 30 days in advance of the start of a trip. A $15 nonrefundable administrative fee will be charged for processing the camping permit. This fee must be paid (by credit card, check, or cash) at the time the reservation is made.
A party of eight or more people is considered a group. All groups must use designated group campsites. The park accepts group camping permit reservations beginning in January for that year. Please contact the park for details on how to reserve group campsites. A nonrefundable administrative fee of $30 must be paid (by credit card, check, or cash) for a group camping permit reservation when the reservation is made.
Reservations can be made according to the guidelines above, daily, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Central Standard Time. To make reservations or for more information please call (715)779-3398, extension 6.
The name appearing on the permit is the individual that will be held legally responsible should anyone in the party fail to comply with the conditions of the permit.
Permits must be picked up in person at the lakeshore's Bayfield Visitor Center. Campers must occupy the campsite by 6pm or it may be reassigned. Any permit unclaimed at 6pm on the first day of its itinerary will be cancelled unless the camper calls that day to inform staff of late arrival or change to itinerary. Reservations can be changed one time before the departure date without additional fees. Anyone calling and canceling a permit will be allowed to reschedule for free within one month of call.
If you need to change your itinerary once your camping trip is underway, you must present your camping permit to park staff and they can assist you.
Township of Russell campground (Little Sand Bay)
Red Cliff Marina and Campground
10 sites, vault toilets, NO reservations
(715) 779-3247
Camping: $6/site/day
Launch: $1/kayak.
40 sites, some facilities, reservations
(715) 779-3743
Camping: available
Launch: $2/kayak
Parking: $2/day per vehicle
Route: Bayfield to Basswood, head west around island
Route: head east along mainland
Route: Depart Red Cliff, head west along mainland
Route: Depart Little Sand Bay, head east along mainland, cross to sand spit
Shipwrecks/Abandoned Vessels
Location: northern edge of Red Cliff Bay, parallel to the Ottawa
Depth: 5-12 feet, portions extend above surface
Note: can be seen from kayak, visibility permitting
Location: Southwestern shore of Outer Island
Depth: scuttled on the island
Note: the hull is nearly covered with sand
Location: Buffalo Bay, just out of Bayfield
Depth: less than 10 feet, portions extend above the surface
Note: can be seen from kayak, visibility permitting
GPS: N 46 deg 51.588', W 90 deg 46.709'
Location: Stockton Island, Julian Bay
Depth: 8-12 feet
Note: can be seen from kayak, visibility permitting
Sometimes there is a bouy on this wreck...
GPS: N 46 deg 55.568 min, W 90 deg 32.717 min
Location: northern edge of Red Cliff Bay, parallel to the Coffinberry
Depth: 12-16 feet
Note: can be seen from kayak, visibility permitting
GPS: N 46 deg 52.978 min, W 90 deg 45.814 min
Location: 1 mile northeast of Outer Island
Depth: 55 feet
Note: scuba dive to see this one, unless you are a freediver!
GPS: N 47 deg 05.36 min, W 90 deg 23.66 min
Location: Sand Island shoals (north of the island)
Depth: 18-20
Note: you need to snorkel, freedive or scuba dive to see this one
GPS: N 47 deg 00.410 min, W 90 deg 54.520 min
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