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BWCA
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08/24/2026 12:45PM  
Here's the last-week view — the 7 days ending August 24 (the latest data in the file).

581 cancellations in the last week, about 83 a day. Kawishiwi led (250), then Gunflint (197), Tofte (110), and LaCroix (24) — the same district order as the full month.

The most interesting shift is the trip dates are tilting toward September. Last week 39% of cancellations (229 of 581) were for September trips, versus just 23% across the full month. That makes sense: August is filling in and partly past, so the permits freeing up now are increasingly for September dates. Good news if you're pointing people toward late-season trips.

Daily activity is easing off at the very end, but that's the reporting cutoff (data stops mid-day Aug 24) — Aug 18–20 were all 100–118, then it tapers into the cutoff.

Busiest entry points last week:

Entry Point District Cancellations
Moose Lake (OP 45 + OM 18) Kawishiwi 63
Lake One Kawishiwi 29
Sawbill Lake Tofte 27
Saganaga Lake Gunflint 23
Kawishiwi Lake Tofte 20
Fall Lake (OP 18 + OM 12) Kawishiwi 30
Seagull Lake Gunflint 17
Snowbank Lake Kawishiwi 17
Brule Lake Tofte 15
Mudro Lake Kawishiwi 14

Lead times held steady: paddle a median of 9 days out, motor 4 days, day-use motor still opening right around the trip date. Motor watchers should stay focused on the final week before a trip.
 
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BWCA
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08/24/2026 01:01PM  
Current availability view by week:
 
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