Kahkusaari Boating Base
Type
Boating Base, day trip hut.
Location and Description
Northern Lapland Region, Municipality of Inari, Inari Hiking Area.
Inarijärvi Kahkusaari, coordinates: Euref-Fin (~ WGS84) lat: 69° 00.4614' lon: 27° 39.3363' ETRS-TM35FIN: N: 7655933 E: 526354.
The boating base is located on the southeastern shore of Kahkusaari Island, northeast of Viimassaari Island in Lake Inari.
The boating base can be used in winter, too.
Facilities
A wood-burning stove and a gas cooker and a water bucket in a campfire hut, in a cooking shelter there is a gas cooker and a table-benches. A pier, a dry toilet, a firewood shelter and a campfire site.
Notices
Pets are permitted in the campfire hut, but only if other visitors consent to it.
- There is a open wilderness hut on the same island.
There is a recycling point at the campfire hut, but hikers are asked to bring their own waste out of the area. Read more about Hiking Without Littering.
Maintenance and Management
Metsähallitus, Parks & Wildlife Finland. For more information contact Northern Lapland Nature Centre Siida.
Guidelines on using Day-use Huts
Outdoor Etiquette
1. Respect nature.
2. Mainly use marked trails.
3. Camp only where it is allowed.
4. Light your campfire only where it is allowed.
5. Do not litter.