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    Voyageurs National Park - Screened porch at Kettle Falls lodge

    Voyageurs National Park

    4.5(15 reviews)
    75.9 km

    This is a water-based national park, so to fully experience this you need to be out on the water. I…read moretook two boat tours through the NPS, but many people fish or rent houseboats to experience the park. There are camp sites, but the vast majority are on islands which require watercraft to access. Kettle Falls Cruise - This takes you from Ash River Visitor Center to Kettle Falls and back. You can bring your own food for lunch on the boat (no eating or drinking other than water on the boat though) or order at the Visitor Center so you get a lunch box waiting for you at the Lodge. I opted to get a lunch box, which consisted of a dill pickle spear, a bag of potato chips, and a simple lunch meat sandwich. I normally don't like lunch meat sandwiches (especially since this was was reminiscent of primary school lunches), but eating at the historic lodge and the beautiful surroundings made this the best, most delicious sandwich in its class! If you have mobility issues, they have a golf cart you can ride to the hotel, otherwise it's a maybe 10 minute walk from the dock to hotel. Check out the dam and walk around, and then you're back on the boat for the cruise to the visitor center. Grand Tour Cruise - This departs from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center and does not have any stops. It's more for general enjoyment and wildlife viewing. I saw a lot of beautiful scenery, but not a lot of animals. It was still good though, as Joe, one the the NPS rangers, was absolutely hilarious! Both tours provided binoculars free to borrow for your enjoyment. Be sure to apply a lot of mosquito spray, as the mosquitos here are ferocious. Also consider some rain gear as it can get rainy.

    Voyageurs is an under visited park with lots to offer. It excels at paddle packing. You must have a…read moreboat to really explore the park because no camping is available except on islands in the park's lakes. The park doesn't rent boats so plan to bring your own or rent from a local outfitter. If you do need somewhere cheap or free to sleep nearby, check the overnight parking area at Wooden Frog which also comes with water and vault toilet facilities. There are three different visitors centers each offering something different.

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    Voyageurs National Park - National Park sign

    National Park sign

    Voyageurs National Park - View of the water

    View of the water

    Voyageurs National Park - Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center

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    Kabetogama Lake Visitor Center

    Spirit of the Wilderness - The BWCA is 1.3 million acres of wilerness. Most visited wilderness area visited in the USA. Is it on your bucket list to visit this year?

    Spirit of the Wilderness

    4.6(15 reviews)
    168.6 km
    $$$

    Five stars isn't enough for this crew. We fish with Craig at Lake Vermilion Fishing Guides just…read moreabout every year, and our Boundary Waters trips into Basswood are the ones we talk about all winter. From the first phone call he asks the right questions about what you want out of the day, then builds the whole trip around it. Getting into the BWCA on your own takes real planning, but Craig handles all of it, and once you're out there you've got world-class fishing with almost nobody around. He reads the water, adjusts constantly, and genuinely cares that everyone on board catches fish. He handles the big fish with real care too, quick photos and healthy releases. This is what a professional guide service should be. We're already planning next year's trip.

    I don't have enough great things to say about Steve and Ginny and the rest of the crew at Spirit of…read morethe Wilderness. We were out on Knife Lake on Tuesday July 14 2026 (the day of the closure and evacuation of the wilderness). I had rented a one way Spot and picked up my permit from Spirit. Unfortunately with the device we had no one could communicate with us, but the crew at Spirit was tracking us and keeping everyone back home aware of our situation. After we got back into Ely, they even offered a bunkhouse for us to stay the night before heading home.

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    Spirit of the Wilderness - Start of a canoe trip 2016

    Start of a canoe trip 2016

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    Camping in the BWCA

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    Camp fire area of a site on Newfound Lake

    Voyageurs National Park - Rainy Lake Visitor's Center - Information display

    Voyageurs National Park - Rainy Lake Visitor's Center

    4.1(7 reviews)
    49.7 km

    I had booked a tour for the Grand Tour Cruise (2.5 hours) which departs from Rainy Lake Visitor…read moreCenter's docks in the back. The visitor center has an area full of informational displays, a small gift shop, and washrooms. Outside in the back is a small ethnobotanical garden with a wide variety of plants significant to the indigenous Ojibwe people. I learned a good deal about the native plants that have been cultivated for food, ceremonies and housing materials for centuries. However, if you do decide to stroll around, make sure you have a generous amount of mosquito repellent. I must have missed a spot on my back as I got at least three mosquito bites there. Yikes! Once you're on the boat tour in the middle of the lake, the bugs melt away as the boat zooms around. I saw a lot of beautiful scenery, but not a lot of animals. It was still good though, as Joe, one the the NPS rangers, was absolutely hilarious!

    Beautiful, quintessential Minnesota! The visitor center is to the point and simple. They have a…read moregift shop with all the things - shirts, toys, stickers, magnets, post cards. There's a diorama and movie, nice indoor bathrooms, rangers there to answer questions. I wish it was better understood how to rent kayaks for people who don't have a boot or want to pay $$$ boat money when it's just themselves. That's my regret! It would be nice to have had watercraft options at the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.

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    Voyageurs National Park - Rainy Lake Visitor's Center - Inside the visitor center

    Inside the visitor center

    Voyageurs National Park - Rainy Lake Visitor's Center - Gift shop

    Gift shop

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    Pipestone Fly-In Outposts - tours - Updated September 2026

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