Are campfires allowed for cooking or atmosphere?
Unless it is extremely dry and the authorities call for a partial or complete fire ban (cooking is then done on stoves). On the American side a steel fire grate is provided at each camp site to build your fire under. In the Quetico you’ll need to bring a small, lightweight grate to put over the ring of rocks that usually constitutes a fire pit. Most folks now carry a small camp stove for cooking because it’s easier, faster, and cleaner than starting a camp fire for each meal. Many parties also carry a small folding saw for cutting a bit of dead dry firewood, collected from the forest floor, for a small evening fire.
