BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
April 26 2024
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
Isabella and Kawishiwi Rivers, Basswood Lake: Two Trips in One
by Kodaska
Trip Report
Entry Date:
September 07, 2012
Entry Point:
Island River
Exit Point:
Fall Lake and Beyond (D)
Number of Days:
14
Group Size:
2
Trip Introduction:
http://www.codabone.net/canoeing/bwca/BW1109_1.htm
Report
This trip is the second one for me this year. My original plan was for a 10- to 14-day solo trip on the Isabella and Kawishiwi Rivers with a possible side trip in the Numbered Lakes. Over the summer, my friend Sandy spoke longingly of going back to the BWCA, where she had spend many vacations as a kid. We worked out a plan where I would do a week’s solo trip and meet her to continue the trip tandem. I would enter at EP34 (Island River), do part of the Kawishiwi Triangle, and get a site on Lake One. She would bring a tandem canoe, we’d switch boats, and spend the next week exploring the Numbered Lakes and maybe Lake Insula as well.
It worked out, but not as we anticipated.
See the rest of the report here: http://www.codabone.net/canoeing/bwca/BW1109_1.htm