Sometimes you take what is available or ask to share a spot and make new friends. . After the tent is up, the canoe is emptied, and I have chilled out, I make a firewood run. While I carry a small hatchet, I only take dry fallen logs, branches, and small starter twigs. Lifted out of the water and turned over, the canoe bottom makes a good dinner table and flat sorting area. A cheap plastic table cloth and big candle enhance the mood.
Evening is a good time to try to catch fish for dinner.
Make sure they are legal size unlike this small bass which was put back to grow and become a meal. . This site is only a mile past the bluffs. In the summer when the nights are mild, one can sit at the water's edge and watch the sun go down as the stars come out. Try to have the tent and bedding set before dark. Air out the bedding for awhile but get it into the tent before the evening dew falls. .