Minnesota Permit Areas

Pick a wilderness permit area to browse its entry-point passes.

Minnesota is canoe country: the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness issues entry-point quota permits that anchor trips across more than a thousand lakes, and Voyageurs National Park reserves its frontcountry and backcountry sites by campsite. Popular BWCA entry points sell out for summer, but cancellations reopen constantly.

Minnesota wilderness permits on recreation.gov are led by Boundary Waters Canoe Area and Voyageurs National Park, where high-demand passes sell out for peak dates. Permit Ranger watches every pass in the state and alerts you the moment a sold-out date opens.

• Boundary Waters Canoe Area passes - permit guide
• Voyageurs National Park passes - permit guide