BWCA Entry Point, Route, and Trip Report Blog
April 25 2026
Entry Point 25 - Moose Lake
Moose Lake entry point allows overnight paddle or motor (25 HP max). This entry point is supported by Kawishiwi Ranger Station near the city of Ely, MN. The distance from ranger station to entry point is 21 miles. Access is an boat landing or canoe launch at Moose Lake. Many trip options for paddlers with additional portages. This area was affected by blowdown in 1999.
Number of Permits per Day: 27
Elevation: 1356 feet
Latitude: 47.9877
Longitude: -91.4997
Labor day weekend 2024.
Entry point was 25-Moose lake. Went north, and then west onto Ensign Lake. Camped on eastern end of Ensign lake. Very busy and lucky to get a campsite. Day 2, went to Cattyman Falls and on down to Disappointment Lake. All sites full. Had to get off the water due to inclement storm. Ended up on Parent Lake on day 3, western camp site. Beautiful site. Exited from Snowbank lake on day 4. Overall fishing was poor. Some small mouth bass on Parent lake.
Nothing elsewhere. Approximately 20 miles of paddling/portaging. 11 portages in total. Already planning for 2025.
Number of Permits per Day: 27
Elevation: 1356 feet
Latitude: 47.9877
Longitude: -91.4997
Labor day weekend 2024.
Entry point was 25-Moose lake. Went north, and then west onto Ensign Lake. Camped on eastern end of Ensign lake. Very busy and lucky to get a campsite. Day 2, went to Cattyman Falls and on down to Disappointment Lake. All sites full. Had to get off the water due to inclement storm. Ended up on Parent Lake on day 3, western camp site. Beautiful site. Exited from Snowbank lake on day 4. Overall fishing was poor. Some small mouth bass on Parent lake.
Nothing elsewhere. Approximately 20 miles of paddling/portaging. 11 portages in total. Already planning for 2025.
A Sweet Video From Our Trip
by jwarnimo
Trip Report
Entry Date:
August 20, 2016
Entry Point:
Mudro Lake
Number of Days:
5
Group Size:
3
Trip Introduction:
Hey everyone,
I received some great advice from this forum before our trip, so I figured I'd share this video my friend Lauren made. We set off from Mudro and basecamped on Basswood. Did some nice day trips up to Gun and Boot for fishing, as well as Lower Basswood falls to check out the pictographs and the falls. Needless to say the weather was amazing, the fishing was decent and my two first-timers did really well with everything. And we got a nice video out of it. Figured some of you might enjoy it.
Report
I'm not sure if this is the right area to place this (was having trouble uploading in the photo section,) but here's the link anyway:
https://vimeo.com/183947123
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