Voyageurs National Park
A water-based park of interconnected lakes on the Canadian border, best seen by boat.
- 20named trails
- 69trail miles mapped
- Minnesotalocation
Popular hikes in Voyageurs
- Sullivan Bay · about 1.5 mi · Easy
- Oberholtzer Trail · about 1.7 mi · Easy
- Blind Ash Bay · about 2.5 mi · Moderate
- Echo Bay Trail · about 2.5 mi · Moderate
- Locator Lake · about 4 mi · Moderate
- Kab-Ash Trail · about 27 mi · Strenuous
Best months to visit
- August: Warm water, calm lakes and the Perseid meteor shower (mid-August) in a certified dark-sky park. It's the best month to paddle and camp on the islands.
Permits and reservations
No entry reservation. Tent campsites, houseboats and boat tours are the things that need booking.
- Campsites & houseboat sites: Every tent campsite needs a reservation (reservation fee plus nightly fee). Peak-season reservations open the previous November 15 at 9 a.m. Central, and off-season sites are $10 a night.
- Boat tours: Tour tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. on April 15 each year (Recreation.gov or 1-877-444-6777) and usually fill.
All 20 trails in Voyageurs
- Anderson Bay Overlook Trail · 2.5 mi loop · Strenuous
- Beast Lake Traill · 4.98 mi round trip · Moderate
- Beaver Pond Overlook Trail · 0.3 mi round trip · Easy
- Black Bay Beaver Pond Hiking Trail · 1.2 mi round trip · Easy
- Blind Ash Bay Trail · 2.9 mi loop · Moderate
- Brown Lake Traill · 0.5 mi round trip · Easy
- Cruiser Lake Trail · 16 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Echo Bay Hiking Trail · 1.5 mi loop · Easy
- Gold Portage · 0.86 mi round trip · Easy
- Grassy Portage · 0.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Kab-Ash Hiking Trail (east section) · 27.7 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Kab-Ash Hiking Trail (northwest section) · 1.58 mi round trip · Easy
- Kab-Ash Hiking Trail (west section) · 3.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Kab-Ash Trail · 55.8 mi round trip · Very strenuous
- Locator Lake Trail · 4 mi round trip · Strenuous
- Mukooda Trail · 2.8 mi round trip · Moderate
- Oberholtzer Hiking Trail · 1.6 mi round trip · Easy
- Peary Lake Trail · 0.34 mi round trip · Easy
- Sullivan Bay Snowshoe Trail · 0.8 mi round trip · Easy
- Sullivan Bay Trail · 1.5 mi round trip · Easy
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