BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
October 15 2025
Entry Point 32 - South Kawishiwi River
South Kawishiwi River entry point allows overnight paddle only. This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 21 miles. Access is a 140-rod portage to the river.
Number of Permits per Day: 2
Elevation: 1201 feet
Latitude: 47.8419
Longitude: -91.6632
South Kawishiwi River - 32
Number of Permits per Day: 2
Elevation: 1201 feet
Latitude: 47.8419
Longitude: -91.6632
South Kawishiwi River - 32
Video documentary - Hog Creek to Isabella Lake
by chrisstratton
Trip Report
Entry Date:
August 03, 2021
Entry Point:
Hog Creek
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
1
Trip Introduction:
Video summary of trip
Video doc_Hog Creek to Isabella " You might have to copy paste the YouTube link.
Report
Here's a mini-documentary of my recent trip from Hog Creek to Isabella Lake, which is a visual of an earlier trip report I made here. I would have liked to have had more time to switch batteries, etc, but a good deal of time was spent just trying to get to the next campsite! You might have to copy/paste the YouTube URL. https://youtu.be/guTbVfPki4o
discuss this trip report (9 comments) - last post on August 16, 2021