Alder Creek is a boat-in campsite — site R1 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, about 7.6 miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. It is a small, watercraft-only site for up to nine people on the lake’s bedrock shore.
The site is equipped with two tent pads, a picnic table, a fire ring, two bear-proof food lockers, and an outdoor vault privy. Campfires and pets are allowed; check-in is 3:00 p.m. and check-out is noon. As at all of the park’s frontcountry campsites, an overnight stay requires a reservation and printed permit through Recreation.gov.
Rules for this place
Every campsite in Voyageurs National Park is by advance permit or reservation, arranged before you go; the park’s camping page sets out how. A fire in the park belongs in the established metal ring, and the park’s conditions page carries the closures and burning restrictions in force. Food, garbage and anything scented goes in a vehicle, a metal bear-proof locker, or hung well up and out from a tree; the park’s bear and food storage rules say so plainly. Minnesota’s invasive species law rides home with the trailer: pull the drain plug, drain the water, and leave plants and prohibited species at the access.
Verified 2026-09-07. Rules change; check the official page before you go.
