The Best BWCA Entry Points

Williams and Hall’s Location on Moose Lake offers the Best BWCA entry points.

 

Permits are required to enter the BWCA. And Moose Lake has the best BWCA entry points near Ely, MN for your Boundary Waters or Quetico canoe trip because you don't start with a car trip or long portage from the parking lot. In addition, more Canadian and Minnesota canoe country routes are available from Moose Lake than anywhere else in the Ely area.  Since our dock on Moose Lake is less than 1/2 mile from the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area wilderness, you can start your trip paddling right from our base. 

Or we can give you a tow (water shuttle) to jump-start your adventure.  Since we are only a few miles from Quetico Park, we can also tow you right to the Canadian Border and Ranger Station.  You will not find a better place to be outfitted and begin your canoe country camping adventure because out location offers the best trip options. Let us help you with BWCAW permit reservations.

Why Choose Our Moose Lake BWCA Location?

Don’t be fooled by in-town locations. You will be spared the nuisance and added expense of hauling your equipment to the starting point. You will save several hours and get further into the wilderness on your first day.

Unquestionably, the Moose Lake BWCA area is the best departure point into the BWCA and Quetico wilderness areas. Canoeists familiar with the Boundary Waters and the Quetico Park know that the most strategic starting point for their canoe trip is to enter the BWCA from Moose Lake. Simply put, Moose Lake has the best Boundary Waters entry points near Ely, MN.

Moose Lake Entry Point Advantages

  • More Canadian and Minnesota canoe routes are accessible from Moose Lake and we are 1/2 mile from the BWCAW boundary and 5 miles from the Quetico Park.

  • The Canadian Ranger station at Prairie Portage, where all trips entering the southern part of Quetico Park must start, is conveniently located along your route. You can paddle directly to it without portaging, or take advantage of a motorized shuttle ride directly to the border.

  • The Moose Lake Chain is easily navigable. It does not start with a portage!

  • We are just minutes away from the Lake One BWCA entry point, the Snowbank Lake BWCA entry point, Ojibway Lake  and Wood Lake entry points. Depart from any of these entries and you have a variety of routes ending at our Moose Lake base. You can paddle right back to our docks. We provide transportation to these, as well as all other entry points.

WILLIAMS AND HALL SUPPORTS THESE

Boundary Waters Entry Points

  • BWCA Entry Point 16 – Moose/Portage River (north)

  • BWCA Entry Point 22 – Mudro Lake (restricted–no camping on Horse Lake)

  • BWCA Entry Point 23 – Mudro Lake

  • BWCA Entry Point 26 – Wood Lake

For information on any other entry point, please give us a call at 218.365.5837 or Contact Us.

  • BWCA Entry Point 28 – Snowbank Lake Only

  • BWCA Entry Point 29 – Ojibway Lake/North Kawishiwi River

  • BWCA Entry Point 30 – Lake One

  • BWCA Entry Point 71 – From CANADA

  • BWCA Entry Point 24 – Fall Lake

  • BWCA Entry Point 25 – Moose Lake

  • BWCA Entry Point 27 – Snowbank Lake

  • BWCA Entry Point 31 – Farm Lake

  • F – Moose Lake Chain Only

  • G – Moose Lake to Prairie Portage

Williams and Hall Supports These

Quetico Park Entry Points

 

  • 51 – Basswood River

  • 52 – Sarah Lake

  • 53 – Kahshahapiwi Lake

  • 61 – Agnes Lake

  • 62 – Carp Lake

 The interactive map below will help orient you to our location on Moose Lake.

 Contact Us for information on other BWCA and Quetico Entry Points.