At least two people camped on Loon Lake in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness were badly hurt early Tuesday when a tree fell on their campsite as storms battered northern Minnesota and North ...

The Hogback Lake recreation area in Minnesota's Superior National Forest has a rustic campground with three sites, a 5-mile trail system and five backcountry campsites. (Courtesy of the U.S. Forest ...

BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS — It was a sunset that campers dream of: perfect shades of red, orange and purple over a glassy wilderness lake. I could only glance at it over my left shoulder ...

The surge to book a Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permit was intense again this year, even briefly bogging down the government’s reservation system after bookings went live Jan. 29.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, in Minnesota. Credit: Paul Vincent/Explore Minnesota My teenage son, Santiago, and I ...

It’s time to start making plans for the 2026 summer camping season. The Quota Permit Reservations Center for the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) opens on Wednesday, January 28 at 9:00 ...

There are a lot of ways to experience the depth of a wild landscape: hiking, horseback riding, biking, off-roading. But none offer the same elegance and simplicity as paddling. Which is fortunate, ...

Crescent Lake is inside the Superior National Forest, but outside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It offers a boat landing, camping sites and access to other lakes via canoe portages. No ...

The sun finally came out in the Boundary Waters and I made the most of it with steak and hash browns for breakfast, drying out gear, and getting after some smallmouth bass from shore and canoe. Later ...

Want to make a trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness but you don’t have a crew? The Boundary Waters Advisory Committee invites volunteers to join their crews on multiday trail-clearing ...

My teenage son, Santiago, and I pushed our canoe from the landing. The boat slid downstream, the water creating a lane lined with lily pads and gently bowing water grass. Both current and breeze eased ...