The Boundary Waters Canoe Area and the Quetico Park encompasses more than 1.5 million acres of land and includes at least 3,000 lakes. This vast set aside wilderness creates a perfect opportunity to take a camping trip away from the stresses of everyday life. If you are looking to experience a vacation filled with wildlife, serenity, and fantastic fishing, then a canoe trip into the BWCA or Quetico Park is exactly what you need.
Ely Outdoors Company is a small outfitter and guide service specializing in custom canoe trips. Quality is our goal here! We offer all the services of the larger outfitters, but offer a very personalized experience to your camping vacation.
We are also a Cooperator with the USDA Forest Service under the Superior National Forest. We issue permits into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), part of the National Wilderness Preservation System. To preserve the wilderness, visitors to the BWCAW must follow certain regulations. Click on this link to learn more details.
Complete Outfitting
We specialize in canoe trips. Our Deluxe Outfitting Package includes the trail tested food, equipment, and canoes that our guides prefer. With only one top-of-the-line package, we provide you with the equipment to travel 10 miles or 100 miles into the wilderness!
Included in the Deluxe Outfitting Package:
- Personalized routing session by an experienced guide
- Kevlar canoe(s) - Northstar or Wenonah
- Set of Fisher or McKenzie travel maps
- Alps Taurus Tents (2, 3 or 5 person)
- Alps sleeping bags (freshly laundered)
- Thermarest sleeping mattress
- Complete cook kit and eating utensils
- Stove (1 or 2 burner)
- Stove fuel
- Trail tested food (fresh and dehydrated)
- Stearns life vest
- Bending Branches wood paddles
- Round trip transportation to most entry points
- Kondos portage packs (for personal clothes)
- Nylon tarp with plenty of rope
- Food pack hoist
- Camp saw
Partial Outfitting
Just looking to rent a canoe? We offer canoes for rental in the Boundary Waters or the surrounding Ely area.
Each canoe rental comes with portage yoke pads, life jackets, and paddles. Also, at no additional charge, we supply pads and straps for mounting the canoe on your vehicle and a personalized trip routing service.
We now offer Spotx with unlimited text - A satellite two-way text communicator.
Choose from 16', 17', 18', 18.5', or 19' canoes.
- 16' Solo Souris River Kevlar (40 lbs) - $38 per day
- 17' Alumacraft Aluminum (61 lbs) - $30 per day
- 17' Kevlar Boundary Waters Wenonah (42lbs) - $42 per day
- 17' Kevlar Northstar B17 (41 lbs) - $42 per day
- 18' Kevlar Northstar Northwind 2 or 3 seat (44 lbs) - $48 per day
- 18.5' Alumacraft 2 or 3 seat (72 lbs) - $32 per day
- 19' Kevlar Northstar B19 (3 seat) (50 lbs) - $50 per day
- 19' Kevlar Wenonah Seneca (3 seat) - $50 per day
Food & Canoe Package
The Food and Canoe Package is designed for groups that own camping equipment, but require food supplies and a canoe(s). Ely Outdoors Company provides Northstar and We-no-nah Kevlar canoes, and Alumacraft canoes. The canoes are complete with portage pads and yokes. The food supplies consist of fresh and dehydrated food with a complete cook kit, coffee pot, eating utensils all packed in a BWCAW approved portage pack.
- Food and Aluminum Canoe Package is ONLY $60 per person per day!
- Food and Kevlar Canoe Package is ONLY $68 per person per day!
Tow Boat Service
Tow Boats can save you time and get you farther into the BWCAW! Our tows start from Moose Lake, Fall Lake, and Burntside Lake and are set up based on your schedule. Simply let us know what time you would like to be dropped off or picked up and we will accommodate as best we can.
| Moose Lake to Splash Lake Portage | $38 |
| Moose Lake to Birch Lake Portage or Prairie Portage | $38 |
| Moose Lake to Washington Island (Basswood Lake) | $75 |
| Moose Lake to Back Bay (Basswood Lake) | $85 |
| Fall Lake to Four-Mile Portage or Newton Lake Portage | $25 |
| Burntside Lake to Crab Lake Portage | $31 |
Tows are per person (two person minimum) - one way and does not include portage fees. Basswood Lake tows require a minimum of 3 people. 3% special use fee applies. A fuel surcharge may be added.
