Boundary Waters
BWCA Entry Points
All 60 overnight entry points into the Boundary Waters, on one map and grouped by ranger district. Every one has a daily permit quota — as few as 1 a day at the tightest — so the number beside each is what decides whether a trip is possible on the dates you want. Pick one to see permits, nearby lakes and campsites, and to plan a route starting there.
Interactive map of every overnight entry point into the Boundary Waters, each pin numbered with its entry point code. The same entry points are listed in full below the map, grouped by ranger district, with the access rule and daily permit quota for each.
60 of 60 entry points
La Croix area · 11
Entry point 4: Crab Lake & Cummings Lake3permits issued per dayEntry point 7: From Big Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 12A: Lac La Croix Only6permits issued per dayEntry point 14: Little Indian Sioux River North4permits issued per dayEntry point 9: Little Indian Sioux River South1permit issued per dayEntry point 12: Little Vermilion Lake6permits issued per dayEntry point 8: Moose River South1permit issued per dayEntry point 16: Moose/Portage River North5permits issued per dayEntry point 6: Slim Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 19: Stuart River1permit issued per dayEntry point 1: Trout Lake52permits issued per day
Kawishiwi area · 18
Entry point 20: Angleworm Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 24: Fall Lake64permits issued per dayEntry point 31: Farm Lake3permits issued per dayEntry point 36: Hog Creek4permits issued per dayEntry point 35: Isabella Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 34: Island River2permits issued per dayEntry point 37: Kawishiwi Lake7permits issued per dayEntry point 30: Lake One13permits issued per dayEntry point 33: Little Gabbro Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 25: Moose Lake27permits issued per dayEntry point 23: Mudro Lake5permits issued per dayEntry point 22: Mudro Lake—Restricted2permits issued per dayEntry point 29: North Kawishiwi River1permit issued per dayEntry point 27: Snowbank Lake8permits issued per dayEntry point 28: Snowbank Lake Only30permits issued per dayEntry point 77: South Hegman Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 32: South Kawishiwi River2permits issued per dayEntry point 26: Wood Lake2permits issued per day
Tofte area · 13
Entry point 39: Baker Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 43: Bower Trout Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 52: Brant Lake4permits issued per dayEntry point 41: Brule Lake7permits issued per dayEntry point 50: Cross Bay Lake3permits issued per dayEntry point 40: Homer Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 47: Lizz & Swamp Lakes3permits issued per dayEntry point 48: Meeds Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 51: Missing Link Lake5permits issued per dayEntry point 45: Morgan Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 44: Ram Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 38: Sawbill Lake11permits issued per dayEntry point 49: Skipper & Portage Lakes2permits issued per day
Gunflint Trail area · 18
Entry point 67: Bog Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 62: Clearwater Lake9permits issued per dayEntry point 66: Crocodile River1permit issued per dayEntry point 61: Daniels Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 60: Duncan Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 64: East Bearskin Lake3permits issued per dayEntry point 69: John Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 80: Larch Creek1permit issued per dayEntry point 75: Little Isabella River1permit issued per dayEntry point 57: Magnetic Lake3permits issued per dayEntry point 70: North Fowl Lake2permits issued per dayEntry point 68: Pine Lake1permit issued per dayEntry point 55: Saganaga Lake15permits issued per dayEntry point 55A: Saganaga Lake Only90permits issued per dayEntry point 54: Seagull Lake8permits issued per dayEntry point 54A: Seagull Lake Only6permits issued per dayEntry point 84: Snake River1permit issued per dayEntry point 58: South Lake2permits issued per day