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  • About BWCA
  • Guided Adventures
    • Overnight Trips
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  • Outfitting
    • Complete Outfitting Package
    • Canoe and Food Outfitting
    • A La Carte Rental
  • Trip Planner
    • Choose a Month
    • Choose a Route
    • Entry Points
    • Fishing
    • Lodging
    • Planning Guide
    • Tow Services
    • What to Bring?
    • Where to Start?
  • BWCA Routes
    • Entry Points
    • Base Camp Routes
    • Easy Routes
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    • Rugged Routes
  • Booking
    • Complete Outfitting Package
    • Canoe and Food Outfitting
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    • Guided Overnight Trips
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    • Where to Start?
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Guided Overnight Adventures

  • Please choose your desired difficulty below.

  • 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.

    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.
    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.
    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.
    If any of these dates do not align with your schedule feel free to get in touch with us to see if we can make your dates work.
    If any of these dates do not align with your schedule feel free to get in touch with us to see if we can make your dates work.
    If any of these dates do not align with your schedule feel free to get in touch with us to see if we can make your dates work.
    If any of these dates do not align with your schedule feel free to get in touch with us to see if we can make your dates work.
  • 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 $2,135 total ($305/person) $1,920 total ($320/person) $1,800 total ($360/person) $1,540 total ($385/person) $1,305 total ($435/person) $1,050 total ($525/person) $835
    Moderate Trip-3 Days $3,115 total ($445/person) $2,820 total ($470/person) $2,475 total ($495/person) $2,180 total ($545/person) $1,875 total ($625/person) $1,550 total ($775/person) $1,245
    Moderate Trip-4 Days $4,130 total ($590/person) $3,690 total ($615/person) $3,300 total ($660/person) $2,860 total ($715/person) $2,475 total ($825/person) $1,990 total ($995/person) $1,635
    Rugged Trip- 5 Days $5,110 total ($730/person) $4,590 total ($765/person) $4,075 total ($815/person) $3,580 total ($895/person) $2,985 total ($995/person) $2,500 total ($1,250/person) $2,035
  • Guided Boundary Waters Day Trips

    Whether you don’t have the time to get out on an overnight adventure or it’s your first time in a canoe our experienced guides are here to help you explore the unique beauty the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness has to offer. You will learn about the natural history of the area and discover the unique habitats of the boreal forest that make it such a special place. We offer three different guided day trips varying in length and difficulty to some of the most popular destinations in the mid-Gunflint Trail area. Your guide will provide you with permits, canoes, paddles, PFD’s and a trail lunch.

    Although we do have most of these items for sale in our store if you have your own we recommend you bring:
    -Rain Gear
    -Sunglasses
    -Camera
    -Hat
    -Sunscreen and bug spray
    -Water and Water bottle

    All of these day trips are subject to cancellation due to inclement weather conditions.
  • Clearwater Palisades Day Trip
    palisades day trip

    This is the shortest guided day trip and is a great option for beginners or for people with limited time. With a one-mile paddle, a short hike and stunning views from the top of a 400-foot cliff, this trip offers a little bit of everything that makes the Boundary Waters a special place. Though the trail does ascend steeply right away the views into Canada and Clearwater Lake are worth every step.

    After a brief introduction and paddling tutorial this trip leaves right from the dock in front of the historic lodge and rarely takes more than 2 hours to get out to the top and back.

    Trip Length: 2 Hours | Trip Start Time: Noon | Trip Dates: Every Saturday and Sunday

    Trip Difficulty: Easy | Trip Cost: $30/adult | $10/child(12 and under)

    palisades map
    Rose Falls Day Trip
    Beautiful Rose Falls

    This four to five hour guided day trip is a great option for people looking to work a little harder to visit a wilderness waterfall and climb up to some spectacular vistas of one of the most beautiful lakes in the state. This trip will give beginners a taste of paddling and portaging. After a brief introduction and as much paddling and portaging instruction as necessary you will be shuttled and dropped at the east end of West Bearskin Lake where your adventure will begin. Three miles of paddling and one short portage one way make this a moderate trip.

    Trip Length: 4-5 Hours | Trip Start Time: 10am | Trip Dates: Every Friday

    Trip Difficulty: Moderate | Trip Cost: $50/adult | $15/child(12 and under)

    Rose Falls Map
    Johnson Falls Day Trip
    Johnson Falls

    This is the longest guided day trip we offer out to a lush two-tiered wilderness waterfall in the heart of the Boundary Waters; in the summer it makes for an excellent swimming spot. Four miles of paddling and three portages in one direction makes for a full day on the water; this trip typically takes eight to nine hours. The extra time and work involved in this trip is paid off by accessing a remote location most visitors never see.

    Trip Length: 8-9 Hours | Trip Start Time: 9am | Trip Dates: Every Wednesday

    Trip Difficulty: Rugged | Trip Cost: $125/adult

    Johnson Falls Map
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  • 058: Heart O the Park II June 16, 2019
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