Jõuga lakes campfire site

The campfire sites are on the bank of Lake Pesujärv. It is a popular swimming place. There is a boardwalk leading to the lakeside and a convenient pier for taking a dip.

The Jõuga campfire sites are on the shore of Lake Pesujärv, one of four small lakes in Alutaguse National Park that formed when blocks of dead ice left by the retreating glacier slowly melted in the ground. Pesujärv, Linajärv, Liivjärv and Armise lie close together, two of them with sandy shores, and they are home to several rare plants and animals, among them a water frog. Pesujärv is a popular swimming lake, with a boardwalk, a floating pier and a viewing platform. A short trail circles the lakes, and nearby you can see the Jõuga burial mounds, ancient graves of the people who lived here.