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Rockwood--Transport / tows 1

Transports / Tows

For entry points in the mid-Gunflint Trail area, transport starts at $50, additional charges for large groups or multiple trips; most are free with canoe packages or canoe rental. Rockwood is on Poplar Lake, so no transport needed for Entry Points Lizz, Meeds or Skipper. Mid-Gunflint Trail includes entry points off of the Lima Grade (Bower Trout, Ram, Morgan), Bearskin Road, Clearwater Road, Hungry Jack Road, Gunflint Public Access, Cross River, and Round Lake.

Canoe transport

Haul canoe, gear and people from Rockwood to the BWCAW entry point for overnight canoe trips using a truck and trailer.

  • Free with canoe rental for mid-trail entry points
  • We can haul your canoes to mid-trail entry points starting at $50
  • If our staff is available other entry points may be offered starting at $180
  • Not available for Brule Lake, Ely EPs or Grand Portage

Canoe tow

Putting a canoe on a motor boat and transporting the canoe, people and gear to the entry point.

  • The three entry points on Poplar are an easy paddle
  • We do not offer canoe tows

Outside of mid-Gunflint trail, we’ll do transports to the end of the Gunflint Trail (Seagull, Saganaga) if we have available staff; there are a lot of outfitters up there who are better positioned to help with those entry points. We do not transport to Brule Lake entry points.

Rockwood new canoe trailer
Canoe trailer proudly made by Remackel Trailers in Minnesota
Moose on the road during transport
Can you see the moose?

Tows

Tows are not available, either on Poplar Lake or other lakes. A tow, in this definition, is putting a canoe on a motor boat and transporting the canoe, people and gear to the entry point. Our three entry points on Poplar Lake are within a mile paddle, making a tow much more trouble than it’s worth.

You cannot drive to the Entry Points for EP 47 Lizz / EP 48 Meeds / EP 49 Skipper. They can only be accessed from Poplar Lake, from the water. The road you see on forest maps near EP 47 and 48 is the Banadad cross country ski trail; you can’t even hike sections of it in the Summer months. You can drive to Iron Lake and get to EP 49 through Portage Lake / One Island Lake, but it adds several portages making it simpler to start or end on Poplar.