This is an alphabetical listing of noteworthy places to visit in the BWCA and Quetico Provincial Park. In most cases, we use the nearest water body as a point of reference for pinpointing the location of these places in this directory.
A B Brule Lake Trail Trailhead Brule Lake Trail / Eagle Mountain Trail Intersection Brule Mountain C Copper Lake - Likely site of old mining operation Crooked Lake - Decaying trapper's cabin Crooked Lake - Rock Crib (old dock support) near Owl Lake portage Cross Bay Lake - Beaver dam and lodge near the Snipe Lake portage Cross Bay Lake - Somewhat hidden creek and small waterfall (also the location of the bushwhack trail into the Hairy Lake PMA) D Disappointment Mountain E Eagle Mountain Trail BWCA Boundary Sign Eagle Mountain Summit - Highest Point in Minnesota (and BWCA of course) Edith Lake - Location of Brant Lake Entry Point BWCA Boundary Sign Ella Hall Lake - Ella Hall Marked Gravesite Ella Hall Lake - Unidentified foundation structure in northwest part of lake (old dock?) F Fall Lake - Old foundation at Mile Island campsite Fall Lake - Railroad Pier at end of Four Mile Portage Forest Center - Logging era town on shore of Isabella Lake Fort Charlotte on the Pigeon River Four Mile Portage (aka Long Portage) - 1280 rod portage from Fall Lake to Basswood Lake G Gasket Lake - Massive talus slope below high cliff Gaskin Mountain - 5th highest point in Minnesota H Ham Lake - Location of Cross River BWCA Entry Point Boundary Sign along 24 Rod Portage I J K L Lake One - Remains of old logging era dam Lake Three - "Invisible" Island (not shown on some BWCA maps) Little Gabbro Lake - Old Logging Dam Number One in northeast channel Little Gabbro Lake - Old Logging Dam Number Two in the northwest channel M Missing Link Lake - Official BWCA entry point boundary sign N O P Pagami Creek - Old cabin and camp relics at mouth of Pagami Creek Powwow Trail - Bridges over the Isabella River Powwow Trail - The "Wye" Intersection Q R Rib Lake - Remains of old dock structure at Lower George Lake portage S Sora Lake - Start the bushwhack from this point Swallow and Hopkins Railroad - From Range Lake to Tin Can Mike Lake T Temperance River - Its headwaters at Brule Lake U-Z
