Can anyone steer me to where I can find out where the true wilderness boundary is? I've been planning a trip to South Lake EP 58 for a while and have been using the map on this website-it shows the BWCA boundary as going through the water on North Lake. I just broke out my McKenzie map and it shows the boundary as hugging the shoreline of North lake.

I'd been thinking we could use several of the sites on North Lake if we were delayed on the way in due to wind on Gunflint lake. So, can anyone tell me which map (if either) I should believe?

Voyageur Maps show it hugging shore, so 2 or 3 of the bottom sites would be "in the BW" Map 9

Great, thanks for that! The Voyager map and my McKenzie seem to align on where the border is.

Just for added comparison, NOAA Harbor Chart, USGS 7.5 Topo, and a Canadian 50K Topo.






butthead

Just to go completely by the book, you do not enter the BWCA until you cross the 'Height of Land' portage into South Lake. Therefore, you need to cross that portage on whatever your entry date is. So, in order to stay on North Lake you would have to pick up your permit 1 day ahead and travel to North Lake that day. By doing this, you would have to stay on North Lake that 1 night since your entry date would be the following day. At least that's the way we looked at it when we used that entry point. We didn't have any trouble reaching South Lake in 1 day, arriving early afternoon.

Not sure how close they would watch this, but dems the rules as I understand 'em.