Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (Reservations)
In FY25, this reservation product recorded 44,394 orders.
FY25 orders
44,394
Recorded Recreation.gov orders
Historical demand
High
Based on FY25 order volume
Median observed lead
135 days
FY25 reservations with valid lead data
Peak month
August
Month with the most FY25 start dates
Historical demand does not measure reservation difficulty.
Observed booking lead
Mutually exclusive FY25 buckets from order date versus start date. Same calendar day means both fell on the same date.
- Same calendar day1.4% · 620
- 1–7 days7.7% · 3,408
- 8–14 days3.5% · 1,558
- 15–30 days5.1% · 2,278
- 31–60 days6% · 2,644
- 61+ days76.3% · 33,863
Historical seasonality
Share of FY25 orders by reservation start month.
Permit entrances and zones
Angleworm Lake (op)
Angleworm Lake Trail (oh)
Baker Lake (op)
Big Moose Lake Trail (oh)
Blandin Trail (oh)
Bog Lake (op)
Border Route Trail (center) (oh)
Border Route Trail (east) (oh)
Border Route Trail (west) (oh)
Bower Trout Lake (op)
Brant Lake (op)
Brule Lake ONLY (op)
Brule Lake (op)
Brule Lake Trail (oh)
Clearwater Lake (dm)
Clearwater Lake (op,om)
Crab Lake (op)
Crocodile River (op)
Cross Bay Lake (op)
Daniels Lake (op)
Duncan Lake (op)
Eagle Mountain Trail (oh)
East Bearskin (dm)
East Bearskin (op,om)
Fall Lake and Beyond (dm,dc)
Fall Lake ONLY (dm)
Fall Lake (op,om)
From Big Lake (op)
From Canada
From Farm Lake (op,om)
Herriman Lake Trail (oh)
Hog Creek (op)
Homer Lake (op)
Isabella Lake (op)
Island River (op)
John Lake (op)
Kawishiwi Lake (op)
Kekekabic Trail (east) (oh)
Kekekabic Trail (west) /Snowbank (oh)
Lac LaCroix ONLY (op, om)
Lake One #30F (op)
Lake One (op)
Larch Creek (op)
Little Gabbro Lake (op)
Little Indian Sioux NORTH (op)
Little Indian Sioux SOUTH (op)
Little Isabella River (op)
Little Vermilion Lake (op, om)
Lizz and Swamp Lakes (op)
Magnetic Lake (op)
Meeds Lake (op)
Missing Link Lake (op)
Moose-Basswood via Prairie Portage (dm,dc)
Moose Lake (op,om)
Moose-NEWFND-Sucker ONLY (DM,DC)
Moose/Portage River NORTH (op)
Moose River SOUTH (op)
Morgan Lake (op)
Mudro Lake (op)
Mudro Lake RESTRICTED (op)
North Fowl Lake (op)
North Kawishiwi River (op)
Norway Trail (oh)
Partridge Lake Trail (oh)
Pine Lake (op)
Pow Wow Trail (oh)
Ram Lake (op)
Saganaga Lake (dm,dc)
Saganaga Lake ONLY (op)
Saganaga Lake (op,om)
Sawbill Lake (op)
Seagull Lake (dm)
Seagull Lake ONLY (op)
Seagull Lake (op,om)
Sioux-Hustler Trail (oh)
Skipper & Portage Lakes (op)
Slim Lake (op)
Snake River (op)
Snowbank Lake (dm)
Snowbank Lake (op,om)
Snowbank Lake RESTRICTED (op)
South Farm Lake (dm)
South Hegman Lake (op)
South Kawishiwi River (op)
South Lake (op)
Stuart River (op)
Trout Lake (dm)
Trout Lake (op,om)
Wood Lake (op)
Data limitations
- FY25 Recreation.gov orders only (1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025).
- Does not report current availability, current booking windows, current prices, or quotas.
- Historical demand does not measure availability or difficulty.
- Median observed booking lead is not a “book X days ahead” instruction.