Boundary Waters Canoe Area Passes

Every Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness-permit entry point on recreation.gov - AllTrails ratings, demand scores, and a trailhead map.

The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in Superior National Forest is a vast maze of interconnected lakes and portages along the Minnesota–Ontario border, world-famous for canoe tripping and remote paddle-in camping. An overnight permit is required for each entry point during the quota season and lets your group launch a multi-day trip into the wilderness. Because every entry point and every season date goes on sale at once, the most popular launches for prime summer weekends sell out quickly.

Top Boundary Waters Canoe Area entry points

The most in-demand entry points, ranked by how fast each one books up on recreation.gov.

• Brule Lake Only (OP) (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Daniels Lake (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Fall Lake and Beyond (DM) (DM) - Very high demand
• Hog Creek (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Lake One #30F (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Little Isabella River (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Moose Newfound Sucker (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) - Very high demand
• Moose River South (OP) (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Moose-Basswood via Prairie Portage (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) (DM) - Very high demand
• Saganaga Lake Only (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• Seagull Lake Only (OP) (OP) - Very high demand
• South Farm Lake (DM) (DM) (DM) - Very high demand

Popular trails

• Brule Lake Trail to Eagle Mountain - 4.6 on AllTrails
• Angleworm Lake Trail - 4.6 on AllTrails
• Eagle Mountain Trail - 4.5 on AllTrails
• Powwow Trail Full Loop - 4.5 on AllTrails
• Sioux Hustler Trail - 4.5 on AllTrails
• Kekekabic Trail - 4.4 on AllTrails
• Border Route Trail - 4.1 on AllTrails
• Herriman Trail - 4.1 on AllTrails

Boundary Waters Canoe Area permit guide · Book on recreation.gov