BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
July 02 2025
Entry Point 23 - Mudro Lake
Number of Permits per Day: 5
Elevation: 1166 feet
Latitude: 48.0356
Longitude: -91.8301
On the Water- Monday July 20th-
On the water late considering how far we need to go today. Up the Horse river to the falls by 6pm. Started raining and NO campsites available. Mudrow-Alruss-Tin can Mike-Horse Lake-Horse River-Basswood. 13 miles by water. (not counting portages)
Tuesday July 21st-
Rain all night, all morning and all day. Went north by petroglyphs, table rock and the the Crocked Lake Narrows across Thursday bay to campsite. Basswood-Crooked Lake-Wednesday Bay-Thursday Bay. 11 miles in the rain.
Wednesday July 22nd-
Up early and calm winds to take advantage of, considering the big water we have to cross. Found beaver dam to lift over and did a portage from hell between Pandos lake and Chippewa Lake. VERY steep and slippery after rain. Many mud holes. Then the mile portage after Wagosh Lake to Gun Lake. Never saw another soul in a canoe or campsite the entire day! Thursday bay-Friday Bay-Pandos Lake-Chippewa Lake-Wagosh lake-Gun Lake. 11 miles by water.
Thursday July 23rd-
Finally had a dry night. got everything dry!!! A few portages today to Fourtown Lake campsite. Easy day by comparison. Gun Lake-Fairy Lake-Boot Lake-Fourtown Lake. 6 miles. Put the long miles at the first of the week for a buffer for contingencies!
Friday July 24th-
Last day. Stormed last night bad. A few portages today with one bad one between Fourtown Lake and Mudrow lake. To entry point by 1pm. Ready for a hot shower! 4 miles
Total-
45 miles by water
13 miles by portage (3 trips each)
58 miles total.
Wood to Good
Entry Date:
June 18, 2025
Entry Point:
Wood Lake
Exit Point:
Wood Lake (26)
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
6
We took our annual family fishing trip to the BWCA this year and per usual we tried a new entry point. The portages were wet from recent rain and had a few blow downs, but were very manageable. The fishing on Good Lake and Basswood Lake was fantastic. The Pike and Bass were hitting everything. The average Pike was between 24-27" and the largest was over 32". Walleye were harder to catch but we managed a few.
We stayed at campsite 2048. The camp was beautiful and had a nice sandy beach. We were slightly disappointed upon arrival as the previous tenants left lots of garbage (including multiple hooks laying partially buried in the ground) around camp, and had tossed all their fish about 25 feet from the fire grate. Thankfully, we got it cleaned up and had an absolute blast!