BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
October 02 2026
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.
Week on Wind lake
Entry Date:
September 14, 2026
Entry Point:
Moose Lake
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
2
Rain Rain Rain. My buddy and I have been going to the BWCA now for over 20 years. This was a short easy trip into Wind Lake where we were told the walleye thrive. We entered via Moose lake in the early afternoon and we knew the rain was coming but headed out anyway. We made it to the portage when it started to get wet and it didn't stop until about 10 pm. Luckily the site we were targeting (middle island site) was open so we could get a tarp up before everything was too wet. We were able to get a fire going and cooked steaks right over it. Dinner under a tarp was actually quite peaceful. No fishing on this day took place.
Another beautiful day. The morning theme was northern pike. We fished the whole day again, and were able to find walleye, bass, pike, and sunfish. Nothing big, but at least some action! Watching all the loons and swans was still pretty neat as well. In the afternoon, we were peacefully fishing when a plane (Beaver) flew very low over the lake. It circled the lake a couple times and then landed! I tried to paddle over where it was, but it took off shortly after. We still don't know why they landed (it was a forest service plane), so we spent hours talking about all the possibilities.... We hung out in the evening on the site, had fish for dinner, and watch the beautiful sunset. Another wonderful day.
Not much to say about this day. We packed up and paddled out. Stopped for lunch in Tower and had a great burger, which is always a fun way to end the trip. Overall despite a couple days with weather issues, it was another successful BWCA trip. See you next year!