Boundary Waters Canoe Area

Entry Points

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Paddle Only
Entry Point Name Entry Point No. No. of Overnight Permits/Day Nearest
Forest
Office		 Miles From
Angleworm Lake 20
2
 Ely
18
Baker Lake 39
3
 Tofte
26
Big Lake 7
2
 Ely
28
Bog Lake 67
2
 Isabella
28
Bower Trout Lake 43
1
 Grand Marais
25
Brant Lake 52
4
 Grand Marais
45
Brule Lake 41
7
 Tofte
35
Brule Lake Only 41A
3
 Tofte
35
Crab Lake and Cummings from Burntside Lake 4
4
 Ely
23
Crocodile River 66
1
 Grand Marais
26
Cross Bay Lake 50
3
 Grand Marais
45
Daniels Lake 61
1
 Grand Marais
33
Duncan Lake 60
4
 Grand Marais
30
From CANADA 71
3
 All offices
Hog Creek 36
5
 Isabella; Tofte
30
Homer Lake 40
2
 Tofte
33
Isabella Lake 35
3
 Isabella
21
Island River 34
3
 Isabella
19
John Lake 69
1
 Grand Marais
69
Kawishiwi Lake 37
9
 Isabella; Tofte
33
Lake One 30
18
 Ely
21
Larch Creek 80
1
 Grand Marais
53
Little Gabbro Lake 33
2
 Ely
23
Little Indian Sioux River (north) 14
6
 Ely
32
Little Indian Sioux River (south) 9 1 permit every other day Ely
44
Little Isabella River 75
1
 Isabella
30
Lizz, Meeds, and Swamp Lakes 47
7
 Grand Marais
28
Magnetic Lake 57
3
 Grand Marais
47
Missing Link Lake 51
5
 Grand Marais
45
Moose River (south) 8
1
 Ely
39
Moose/Portage River (north) 16
7
 Ely
27
Morgan Lake 45
1
 Grand Marais
26
Mudro Lake 23
6
 Ely
19
Mudro Lake (restricted--no camping on Horse Lake) 22
2
 Ely
19
North Fowl Lake 70
2
 Grand Marais
60
Ojibway Lake/North Kawishiwi River 29
1
 Ely
15
Pine Lake 68
1
 Grand Marais
60
Ram Lake 44
1
 Grand Marais
26
Saganaga Lake Only 55A
3
 Grand Marais
55
Sawbill Lake 38
14
 Tofte
25
Seagull Lake Only 54A
2
 Grand Marais
50
Skipper and Portage Lakes 49
2
 Grand Marais
28
Slim Lake 6
2
 Ely
23
Snake River 84
1
 Isabella
30
South Hegman Lake 77
2
 Ely
16
South Kawishiwi River 32
2
 Ely
21
South Lake 58
3
 Grand Marais
47
Stuart River 19
1
 Ely
28
Wood Lake 26
2
 Ely
13
Paddle & Motor
Name Entry Point No. No. of Overnight Permits/Day Nearest
Forest
Office		 Miles From
Clearwater Lake 62
4
 Grand Marais
33
East Bearskin Lake 64
5
 Grand Marais
26
Fall Lake 24
14
 Ely
7
Farm Lake 31
3
 Ely
7
Lac LaCroix Only 12A
8
 Cook
45
Little Vermilion Lake (Crane Lake) 12
6
 Cook
45
Moose Lake 25
27
 Ely
21
Saganaga Lake 55
17
 Grand Marais
55
Seagull Lake 54
11
 Grand Marais
50
Snowbank Lake 27
8
 Ely
24
Snowbank Lake Only 28
1
 Ely
24
Trout Lake 1
14
 Cook
30
Day-use Motor
Name Entry Point No. Number of Permits Per Week Nearest Forest Office Miles From
Alder Lake From East Bearskin Lake N Varies by week Grand Marais 33
Clearwater Lake L Varies by week Grand Marais 33
East Bearskin Lake M Varies by week Grand Marais 33
Fall Lake Only C Varies by week Ely 7
Fall Lake and Beyond D Varies by week Ely 7
Moose Lake Chain Only F Varies by week Ely 21
Moose Lake to Prairie Portage G Varies by week Ely 21
Saganaga Lake J Varies by week Grand Marais 55
Seagull Lake K Varies by week Grand Marais 50
Snowbank Lake H Varies by week Ely 24
South Farm Lake I Varies by week Ely 7
Trout Lake A Varies by week Cook 30

 

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Used with permission from the US Forest Service.  Data is subject to change.