BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
January 25 2021
Entry Point 1 - Trout Lake
Trout Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by La Croix Ranger Station near the city of Cook, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 30 miles. Access from LakeVermilion via 60-rod canoe portage or 180-rod portage that allows the use of portage wheels. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.
Number of Permits per Day: 14
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
Trout Lake - 1
Number of Permits per Day: 14
Elevation: 1381 feet
Latitude: 47.9144
Longitude: -92.3220
Trout Lake - 1
Just Slightly South East of the Gunflint Trail
by Camp Cook
Trip Report
Entry Date:
August 20, 2010
Entry Point:
Lizz and Swamp Lakes
Number of Days:
4
Group Size:
4
Trip Introduction:
This was the second annual “Pops and Gramps Take the Kids in to the Bush for One Last Adventure before School Starts” BWCA trip. I had heard good things about Caribou, Horseshoe and the surrounding area so the plan was to spend four days exploring, fishing and goofing off but…
Report
…it was not to be. Things came up and this trip will have to wait until next summer. We (the entire family) did get to spend a long weekend with some great friends near Two Rivers, WI (just slightly south, east of the Gunflint Trail;); in lieu of an actual BWCA trip report, I submit the following: [paragraph break] The trip to Two Rivers from Minneapolis took about five hours and was neither eventful nor scenic; guess I expected this stretch of Wisconsin to be prettier. We are visiting two of our oldest and dearest friends, Griff and Britt. Griff and I met as high school freshman and became fast friends. During our junior years we both met and began dating the women who, a little later in life, would become our wives. 18 years later and the four of us are still thick as thieves. Our friends live on a pretty little chunk of heaven out side of town and soon after arriving we put the kids out to pasture, what ensued was… [paragraph break] A bit of this, [paragraph break] 
[paragraph break] Saw one of these, [paragraph break] 
[paragraph break] A bunch of this, [paragraph break] 
[paragraph break] Spent some time here, [paragraph break] 
[paragraph break] My favorite part of the trip, [paragraph break] 
[paragraph break] T’was not the B’dub, just a good time spent with great people. My apologies for veering off topic but I had some trip report energy to burn off and nothing but a canceled trip to report on. [paragraph break] Thanks for humoring me,
[paragraph break] Saw one of these, [paragraph break] [paragraph break] A bunch of this, [paragraph break] [paragraph break] Spent some time here, [paragraph break] [paragraph break] My favorite part of the trip, [paragraph break] [paragraph break] T’was not the B’dub, just a good time spent with great people. My apologies for veering off topic but I had some trip report energy to burn off and nothing but a canceled trip to report on. [paragraph break] Thanks for humoring me, Matt
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