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Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilde Rness T Rip P Lanning G Uide BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDE RNESS T RIP P LANNING G UIDE Your BWCAW Adventure Starts Here... GREAT GLACIERS carved the physical Canada’s Quetico Provincial Park and is What’s Inside… features of what is today known as the bordered on the west by Voyageurs Page 2 . Planning your BWCAW Trip Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness National Park. The BWCAW contains Page 2 . Superior National Forest (BWCAW) by scraping and gouging over 1200 miles of canoe routes, 12 Recreation Alternatives Page 3 . Reservation Basics rock. The glaciers left behind rugged hiking trails and over 2000 designated Page 4 . Leave No Trace cliffs and crags, canyons, gentle hills, campsites. Wilderness offers freedom to Page 5 . BWCAW Rules and Regulations towering rock formations, rocky shores, those who wish to pursue an experience Page 6 – 7 . Smart and Safe Wilderness Travel Page 8-9 . BWCAW Entry Points sandy beaches and several thousand lakes of expansive solitude, challenge and Page 10 . The BWCAW Past and Present and streams, interspersed with islands personal integration with nature. Because Page 10 . The BWCAW Act and surrounded by forest. this area was set aside in 1926 to Page 11 . A Century of the The BWCAW is a unique area located preserve its primitive character and made Superior National Forest Page 12 . Protecting Minnesota Resources in the northern third of the Superior a part of the National Wilderness Page 13 . Trip Planning Tips National Forest in northeastern Preservation System in 1964, it allows Page 13 . The BWCA Wilderness Kit Minnesota. Over 1 million acres in size, visitors to canoe, portage and camp in Page 14 . Special Uses Page 15 . Children’s Activity Page it extends nearly 150 miles along the the spirit of the French Voyageurs of 200 Page 16 . Contact Information International Boundary adjacent to years ago. USDA — Forest Service Superior National Forest 8901 Grand Avenue Place Duluth, MN 55808 Plan Your BWCAW Trip and Accept the Wilderness Challenge. emember, successful wilderness trips don’t suit the type of trip you want? just happen. They are the result of careful The BWCAW is only one of many recreation planning. Please use this trip planning alternatives on the Superior National Forest. This guide to get started. However, we area allows a visitor to enjoy the wilderness and all Rsuggest that you also use guidebooks and maps that it has to offer. Wilderness recreation that can be found in bookstores, local libraries, requires careful planning and preparation and and outdoor equipment stores. The expertise of involves some risk. Wilderness travel offers outfitters and guides can also be used when great personal freedom, but also requires self- planning a BWCAW trip. reliance and good judgement. Permits are As you begin to plan your trip, ask yourself required. The visitor must have knowledge of the about the type of experience you seek. Would your entry points and routes; some research may be needs for solitude or your quest for the elusive lake needed to gather this information. These steps are trout best be met inside the BWCAW portion of necessary in order to protect the BWCAW and to the Superior National Forest, or would camping in provide a quality wilderness experience. areas of the Forest adjacent to the BWCAW better k Leave a trip itinerary with someone at home including: Before You Leave Home Trip leader’s name _____________ ____ Check current Minnesota Department of Consider specific survival gear to prevent Entry point and date ________________ Natural Resources fishing, hunting and becoming injured or lost in the wilderness such as: boating regulations for: 1. Extra food 10. Fire starter Exit point and date ________________ • Canoe and boat registrations (Minnesota 2. Rain gear 11. Water proof pouch Potential route ____________________ requires all watercraft to be registered and honors any state watercraft registrations) 3. Warm clothing 12. Nylon cord Number of people in the group _______ • Fishing licenses and trout stamps 4. Signaling mirror 13. Folding knife Number of canoes or boats ___________ • Fishing limits and possession of fish 5. Whistle 14. First aid kit • Hunting seasons Nearest Forest Service Ranger Station 6. Emergency blanket and phone number ___________________ • Watercraft lights 7. Map _____________________________________ http://www.dnr.state.mn.us 8. Compass Name of outfitter (if applicable) Wilderness visitors face inherent risk of adverse weather conditions, isolation, physical hazards, 9. Water filter or _______________________________ and lack of rapid communications. Search and purifier Make of car(s) driven & license rescue may not be as swift as expected in an urban setting. Be prepared! Prevent the need number(s)_______________________ for a search and rescue operation that may The Forest Service does not automatically impede the integrity of the wilderness area or initiate searches if a group doesn’t exit as put others in danger. Acquire and maintain planned. If someone is concerned because necessary skills for primitive travel by foot, you are late returning from your trip, they canoe, or other non-mechanical means. should contact the County Sheriff’s office You are responsible for your own safety (See Page 16 for emergency contact info). and that of your group. Superior National Forest Recreation Alternatives If something other than a wilderness trip is more your style, consider one of the following recreation alternatives in other beautiful areas of Superior National Forest. There are many ways to experience the great outdoors; explore what is best for you. Backcountry Campgrounds Commercial Resorts There are a variety of options outside the Boundary The Superior National Forest has 23 fee campgrounds and Campgrounds Waters Canoe Area Wilderness that can offer the same available to meet the varied needs of our visitors. The Within the Superior National Forest are a variety of peace and tranquility. In the Superior National Forest, campgrounds provide drinking water; some have resorts and campgrounds that may suit the needs of a there are over 200 sites outside the Wilderness called electrical hookups. Most of the campsites are visitor looking for a trip near the wilderness rather “backcountry”. These areas offer remote paddling, accessible to people with disabilities, and pets are than in it. Some of these accommodations are set up camping, and fishing. Here you can experience welcomed on leashes. When picking a campground, with showers, electrical hookups, and numerous other solitude without fees or permits, and still have a fire you may want to stop in and get some information amenities. If this describes your needs, you can get grate and latrine. These areas also have fewer from one of our district offices in the Forest. more information at the chamber of commerce regulations. Visitors to backcountry areas should Reservations for some campgrounds can be made located nearest to the area you would be visiting. See follow the LEAVE NO TRACE ethic. See Page 16 for through the National Recreation Reservation Service Page 8 for chamber of commerce and tourism contact contact information. either on the web at www.recreation.gov or by calling information. Many of the chambers have web pages a toll free number 1-877-444-6777. Rustic. There are 17 rustic campgrounds with no fees. that may be accessed for more information. Water and garbage are not available. Additional information on campgrounds is available at www.fs.usda.gov/superior and www.recreation.gov boundary waters 2 canoe area wilderness The Basics Wilderness Permits BWCAW Seasonal Fee Card Selecting a Permit Permits are required year-round for all day and The purchase of a BWCAW Seasonal Fee Card Issuing Station overnight visitors to the Boundary Waters Canoe fulfills the user fee requirements for the season, You must know where you Area Wilderness. Please use the following but does not eliminate the need for obtaining a will pick up your permit information to help you determine which type of BWCAW permit. For reserved permits it does when you make a reserva - permit is appropriate for your group. not eliminate the need to pay the $12.00 tion. You can select any reservation fee and user fee deposit. Seasonal Fee issuing station. The Quota Permits Cards may be purchased by mail after December reservation system Any group taking an overnight paddle, motor, or 1 or by phone after February 1 from the defaults to the hiking trip, or a motorized day -use trip into the BWCAW Reservation Center at Reserve America. Forest Service BWCAW from May 1 through September 30 is Seasonal Fee Cards may be purchased in person District in which required to obtain a quota permit. The quota after May 1 from any Forest Service Permit the entry point lies. system regulates how many groups can begin a Issuing Station. This default issuing trip at each entry point each day. In addition to Seasonal Fee Card Costs station may be the daily quotas, motorized boats are also limited further from the entry by a weekly motor quota. Groups may only enter Per Person point than another station. the BWCAW on the entry date and through the Adult $64.00 For example, Moose River is within the LaCroix entry point specified on the permit. Permits may Youth (0–17) $32.00 District (Cook) and would be the default issuing only be picked up the day before, or the day of, Interagency Senior/ station. Moose River is closer to the Kawishiwi entry. Permits are not transferable. Reservations Access Card Holders $32.00 District (Ely) office. are recommended since there are a limited Youth Access Card Holder $16.00 number of quota permits available for each entry Picking Up A Permit point. Quota permits can only be issued by Permits can only be picked up the day before or Forest Service issuing stations or by designated Permit Reservations the day of entry.
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