A Guided All-Women BWCAW Canoe Trip

September 9 – 13, 2025

all-women bwca canoe tripIf you’re a woman intrigued by the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, this is your chance to experience the adventure. Whether this is your first time in a canoe or you’d like to improve your wilderness skills as an experienced paddler, the only requirement is that you want to have fun while adventuring with other bold ladies! This four-day fully outfitted and guided canoe trip is open to all who identify as a woman. You’ll be geared up with all the best canoeing and camping equipment, including inflatable sleeping pads for a good night’s sleep and comfy trail chairs for lounging at camp.

During four days on the water, expect days of both travel and base-camping. On an optional layover day, we will rest, relax, explore and, if you’d like, fish. Each day will bring new experiences and sights, that could include waterfalls, wildlife, towering old growth white pines, and beautiful Northwoods surroundings. Sign up by yourself, or bring along a friend, too. We look forward to heading out into these beautiful woods with you!

kate-ford-bwca-guideYou will make new friends and meet interesting people. Our guests respect each other as individuals and work together and learn with one another as a team on this trip.

Due to significant interest, we may host multiple of these trips during the same dates. These fabulous trips are guided by some of the most experienced (and fun!) female guides in the region. Your guides have backgrounds in guiding all-female groups and value the empowering nature of womens’ trips. Expect great storytellers with wonderful wilderness experiences that they are delighted to share.

Dates: September 9 – 13, 2025
Price: $855 per person

This trip is open to all who identify as a woman. Minimum age is 18 years. Maximum group size is eight participants. Minimum group size is four.

Group orientation will be Sept. 9 at 3pm at Ely Outfitting Company. Early the next morning, you and your group will launch your canoes from a Boundary Waters entry point near Ely, MN. The group will get off the water mid-afternoon on Sept. 13. Optional economical bunkhouse lodging may be available before and/or after this trip for an additional charge.

Click here for convenient online trip registration. When registering online, indicate your entry point is the Women in the Wilderness trip, and provide your name in the Trip Leader field. Indicate the group size is “1” when registering for yourself. The deposit requirement for this trip is half of the trip price. Due to the extremely limited group size, the deposit is not refundable and not transferable to a different year. We suggest considering independent travel insurance due to the nonrefundable nature of this deposit. Final nonrefundable payment is due 30 days before the trip.

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