The BWCA is vast and can be a bit intimidating. If you are new to the BWCA, you might want a guide. Clearwater BWCA Outfitters’ Guided Canoe Trips will send an experienced BWCA outdoorsman with you as you explore the BWCA. He will show you the best the area has to offer, and he will teach you how to camp and survive in the BWCA wilderness. We have scheduled trips available, ranging in difficulty from easy to quite challenging.
Easy: The Weekender
2 days on the water
1 nights camping
Night before trip in our comfortable bunkhouse/lodge
Only have the weekend? Both first time and experienced paddlers will appreciate the trip we built for those with limited time to get a way. Based on your experience we will work with your group to balance a personal BWCA camping adventure and learning experience. Travel will be light with more of an emphasis on hiking and relaxing.
Itinerary
Day 1: Group welcome, gear and route orientation, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast in the lodge, paddling and portaging orientation, shuttle to entry point if necessary and spend a day on the water paddling and portaging before teaching more skills in setting up camp and gathering wood.
Day 3: Breakfast in camp, break down camp and spend the morning paddling back to Clearwater Lodge. Shower and depart.
Dates Available:
Call 218-388-2254 to check on available dates.
Moderate: The Adventurer
3 days on the water
2 nights camping
Night before and after trip in our comfortable bunkhouse/lodge
This trip is designed for first time paddlers and campers looking to balance a personal BWCA camping adventure and learning experience; it is for those looking to ease into wilderness camping. Our guides will work with you to develop your paddling and portaging skills and help you set up a weather proof campsite at the end of the day. We will travel through some of the most unique wilderness waters and terrain in the country, cook over an open flame and pitch our tents under the darkest skies imaginable.
Itinerary
Day 1: Group welcome, gear and route orientation, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast in the lodge, paddling and portaging orientation, shuttle to entry point if necessary and spend a day on the water paddling and portaging before teaching more skills in setting up camp and gathering wood.
Day 3: Breakfast, break down camp and spend the day paddling and portaging to before settling in for the night at a different campsite.
Day 4: Breakfast, break down camp and spend the day paddling back to Clearwater Lodge, dinner in the lodge, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 5: Breakfast in the lodge and depart.
Dates:
Call 218-388-2254 to check on available dates.
Moderate: Trailblazer
4 days on the water
3 nights camping
Night before and after trip in our comfortable bunkhouse/lodge
This trip is designed for first time paddlers and campers looking to balance a personal BWCA camping adventure and learning experience; it is for those looking to ease into wilderness camping. Our guides will work with you to develop your paddling and portaging skills and help you set up a weather proof campsite at the end of the day. We will travel through some of the most unique wilderness waters and terrain in the country, cook over an open flame and pitch our tents under the darkest skies imaginable.
Itinerary
Day 1: Group welcome, gear and route orientation, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast in the lodge, paddling and portaging orientation, shuttle to entry point if necessary and spend a day on the water paddling and portaging before teaching more skills in setting up camp and gathering wood.
Day 3: Travel day exploring the Boundary Waters.
Day 4: Travel day exploring the Boundary Waters.
Day 5: Breakfast, break down camp and spend the day paddling back to Clearwater Lodge, dinner in the lodge, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 6: Breakfast in the lodge and depart.
Dates:
Call 218-388-2254 to check on available dates.
Rugged: Deep Woods Paddler
5 days on the water
4 nights camping
Night before and after trip in our comfortable bunkhouse/lodge
This is a Boundary Waters camping trip for those seeking high adventure. Whether it is your first trip or your last into the BWCA there is always something to learn. We will spend 5 days working our way through the heart of the wilderness searching out seclusion. Whether it’s burning your arms up paddling across wind-swept lakes, navigating meandering creeks, or sweating across rugged portages it will all be worth it when at the end of the day you find yourself sitting next to a crackling fire at a campsite that is miles from another human under a milky way that stretches from one horizon to the other. The fresh perspective that comes with truly being away from it all is what this trip is all about.
Itinerary
Day 1: Group welcome, gear and route orientation, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 2: Breakfast in the lodge, paddling and portaging orientation, shuttle to entry point if necessary and spend a day on the water paddling and portaging before teaching more skills in setting up camp and gathering wood.
Day 3: Travel day exploring the Boundary Waters.
Day 4: Travel day exploring the Boundary Waters.
Day 5: Travel day exploring the Boundary Waters.
Day 6: Breakfast, break down camp and spend the day paddling back to Clearwater Lodge, dinner in the lodge, spend night in bunkhouse/lodge.
Day 7: Breakfast in the lodge and depart.
Dates:
Call 218-388-2254 to check on available dates.
Rates
These rates include your licensed guide, BWCA permit fees, ultra-lightweight Kevlar canoes, canoeing equipment, camping equipment and trail food outfitting. Customers do not pay Minnesota sales tax on professionally guided trips.
Add $30/person to upgrade to B&B room in lodge or remove $22/person for any night in bunkhouse not used.
| 7 People | 6 People | 5 People | 4 People | 3 People | 2 People | 1 Person | |
| Beginner Trip-2 Days | $3,220 total ($460/person) |
$3,120 total ($520/person) |
$2,970 total ($594/person) |
$2,700 total ($675/person) |
$2,400 total ($800/person) |
$2,050 total ($1,025/person) |
$1,670 |
| Moderate Trip-3 Days | $4,515 total ($645/person) |
$4,350 total ($725/person) |
$4,160 total ($832/person) |
$3,900 total ($975/person) |
$3,510 total ($1,170/person) |
$3,100 total ($1,500/person) |
$2,490 |
| Moderate Trip-4 Days | $6,195 total ($885/person) |
$5,910 total ($985/person) |
$5,445 total ($1,089/person) |
$4,960 total ($1,240/person) |
$4,455 total ($1,485/person) |
$3,880 total ($1,940/person) |
$3,270 |
| Rugged Trip- 5 Days | $7,665 total ($1,095/person) |
$7,110 total ($1,185/person) |
$6,520 total ($1,304/person) |
$6,100 total ($1,525/person) |
$5,520 total ($1,840/person) |
$4,870 total ($2,435/person) |
$4,070 |
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