270 Overlook Border Route Trail
Tuesday, October 12, 2021: Hiked to the 270 overlook at the intersection of the Superior Hiking Trail and the Border Route Trail. Started by driving…
It feels like SUMMER is here!
Currently the temperature is 50 degrees, but the sun is out and the fish are biting…it’s gorgeous. We have all the canoes out of the…
Ice Out?
Update – For 2020 ice out, visit our webcam: webcam A common question this time of year is “when is ice-out?”. Short answer – we…
Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters
Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters Canoe Outfitting Canoe Trips in the Boundary Waters – The Boundary Waters is a vast and remote wilderness area that is…
Poplar Lake
Poplar Lake (764 acres) in Cook County, Minnesota is outside of the Boundary Waters and can have any size boat and motor. Airplanes used…
Average Temperature and Precipitation
[table caption=”Historical weather estimates” colalign=”left|right|right|right|right|right|right” width=”55%”]Average,May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct Precipitation,2.52″,3.62″,3.11″,2.72″,2.99″, 3.11″ Average Temp, 47,54,61,63,55,44 Daily Low,38,44,52,54,47,36 Daily High, 56,64,71,72,64,52 [/table] Source: www.usclimatedata.com
Boundary Waters (BWCAW) Trip Planning Guide
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Trip Planning Guide Excellent trip planning guide for the BWCAW: Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Trip Planning Guide created and shared…
Route 10 McFarland Loop
East Bearskin to McFarland Loop. Start at East Bearskin, through Alder, Canoe, Pine (Johnson waterfalls are nearby), McFarland, Little John, and John, back through East…
Route 9 East Bearskin Loop
Start at East Bearskin, travel east on a circular trip to Alder, Canoe, Pine. Johnson waterfalls near Pine Lake. Returning through Little Caribou, Caribou, Deer,…
Route 8 Bower Trout to Poplar
Start at Bower Trout, go through Marshall, Dugout, and Skidway, on to Swan and Vernon, continuing to Brule Lake; Through the Cones, Cliff, Wanihigan, Winchell,…
Route 7 Ram to Poplar
This trip starts at Ram Lake to Kroft, Rum, Little Trout, Misquah, and Vista, continuing through Horseshoe, Caribou, Lizz and back to our dock at…
Route 6 Bearskin to Gunflint
EP 60 to EP 58. Start at Bearskin Lake (Duncan Lake Entry Point is on Bearskin Lake, also called West Bearskin Lake, off of Hungry…
Route 5 Cross Bay to Poplar
Three variations on this route: middle, North and South. Article written by one of our guests about a variation on this route: INTO THE BWCA…
Route 4 Poplar Brule Loop
Start at Poplar, Skipper, Rush, Banadad, Ross, Cave, Long Island, south to Gordon, Cherokee, Temperance Lakes, Brule, Cone Lakes, Cliff, Wanihigan, Winchell, Gaskin, Horseshoe, Caribou,…
Route 3 Poplar Winchell Loop
Start at Poplar, through Lizz, Caribou, Horseshoe, Gaskin, Winchell, north to Omega, Henson, Pillsbery, Meeds, and back through Caribou, Lizz, returning to Poplar. Winchell has…
Route 2 Poplar to Horseshoe
Start at Poplar, go through Lizz to Caribou, Horseshoe, Vista, and return. Super walleye and northern fishing. Beautiful country and short portages. Three to four…
Route 1 Skipper to Banadad
Start at Poplar, go to Skipper, Rush, Banadad, and return. Great walleye and northern pike fishing. Very scenic and remote. Two days average. Moderately difficult….
Save 10 percent on Cabins – promotion ended
Thank you for an outstanding 2017 season at Rockwood Lodge; we couldn’t have done it without our great guests. This promotion ended on December 31st,…
Fishing at Rockwood on the Gunflint Trail
Fishing and Rockwood Lodge often go hand-in-hand. When you stay at Rockwood we will always point you in the right direction to catch walleyes, lake…
Relax and enjoy
Rockwood Lodge has a great environment for those who want to wind down, take things slow, enjoy the views. Are you writing a book or…
Rockwood Canoe Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail
Open 7a – 6p May-Oct. (218) 388-2242 Rockwood prides itself on having a good stock of new or newer canoes available. You can rent them…
Canoes for sale!
Go to this page to see our canoes for sale…
Rockwood Lodge on the Gunflint Trail
Original 1932 log lodge, large meeting room, check-in, check-out, hi-speed WiFi (over 100 mbps) picnic shelter with gas grill Rockwood Lodge:Rockwood Lodge was founded in…
A Childhood Dream Come True
One of our customers posted a very well written trip report to www.bwca.com – http://bwca.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=trip.report_view&sel_trp_id=4934 A Childhood Dream Come True by mashpotatomezzo Trip Type: Paddling Canoe…
Solo trip article
Photo Shawn James https://www.rapidmedia.com/canoeroots/categories/skills/8168-why-your-next-canoe-trip-should-be-solo CANOE TRIPPER SHAWN JAMES ON THE UNIQUE APPEAL OF SOLO CANOE ADVENTURES WRITTEN BY SHAWN JAMES It is four…
Fall 2017
The leaves are beginning to change. I drove to McFarland Lake on the Arrowhead Trail on Tuesday (Sept 12), and I noticed many individual trees…
Reflection of the Northwoods by Laura Patrick
Sunrise The dogs woke up at first light on day one of our trip. After spending hours last night gazing upon the heavens that seemed…
Spring 2017
Spring is here and Rockwood is ready for it…yet we are excited to have a bunch of projects coming to completion and will be welcoming…
Spring!
It’s really feeling like spring. The lake is still 20″ thick with ice, but there is water forming on the top. It won’t be long…
Permit Reservations 2018
Planning your trip for next year? January 31st (at 9am) is the go-live date for reserving the perfect entry point for the perfect day! –…
Rainbow over Rockwood
One of our guests took this amazing shot of a rainbow over Rockwood Lodge (click here to see it large). Thank you Kevin!
Family of 4 on Ram Lake
https://youtu.be/TIiPAtDxxOs Nice video of a family of 4 paddling across Ram Lake in the BWCAW, on the Eastern side of the wilderness near Grand Marais,…
Cabin 4 opening this weekend for 7 days
Due to a late cancellation, Cabin 4 is now available from August 13th – 21st (Saturday to Sunday). This gorgeous cabin rents for $1200 for…
Outfitter’s roof is DONE
The roof on the outfitters is DONE! (view large image here) We have a hundred excuses why it took us 34 days to complete it…from…
90 years today!
Today marks 90 years of operation for Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters! Originally Camp Rockwood, the land was purchased on July 16, 1926.
Big day at Rockwood
Link to big version of photo. Several big events just happened at Rockwood, one week before our 90th anniversary. First, we completed half of the…
Moose and calf on Gunflint Trail
A nice video of a Moose and her calf on the gunflint Trail – https://youtu.be/UROcBpATobg
Moose Twins
We’ve had several sightings of moose twins at Rockwood, and now we have photographic evidence – thanks to our Guests!
Fox and her Kits
Shirley Wilson was in Cabin 2 and took some amazing video of a fox and her kits! update: This video clip made it to Almanac,…
Trail clearing, building prep
Today was filled with a lot of activities at Rockwood. We had two awesome guests in Cabin 2 all week, celebrating their honeymoon at Rockwood…
New graphics!
We are getting the new graphics printed and painted and on t-shirts. Check out some pictures! [vc_media_grid element_width=”4″ grid_id=”vc_gid:1462781210946-749057091587fd667d46aaea1afd0ba6-5″ include=”1989,1993,1994,1992″]
South Lake Trail April 30, 2016
I walked the South Lake Trail from Rockwood Lodge, passing by Birch to South Lake, which borders Canada, on April 30, 2016. Here is my…
Ice on Poplar Lake, April 28th
Lots of movement on the ice today, Poplar Lake. It opened a large area next to the island in our bay and the stream between…
Ice on Poplar Lake, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota April 25
Ice on Poplar Lake, Gunflint Trail, Minnesota April 25 – lots of rain and sleet today. The wind is pushing the ice around. We figure…
Spring rains melt the snow
Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters on the Gunflint Trail still has some snow, but the rain is melting it fast. The lake has a glassy look…
Haines solo trip 2011
A nice blog post about a solo trip in 2011 through Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters: http://www.photosbyhaines.com/2012/02/travel-davids-2011-bwca-solo/
Flyer
Here’s a flyer you can download and print. Put a copy up at work, give one to your friends and family! Flyer
Inside a Snow Globe March 16, 2016
A nice snowfall at Rockwood Lodge on March 16, 2016.
Ice and Snow on March 12, 2016
March 12, 2016 – after some rain and sunny days, there is still ice and snow on Poplar Lake near Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters. Turn…
Excellent Story
Please take time to read this excellent story by our friend James Michael from his upcoming book “From a Rustic Cabin”. Into_The_BWCA_3-6-2016_james_michael Posted with limited permission…
Availability Calendar
Our website has a new page where you can see Cabin availability – by month! It works out really well when you have a certain…
Entry Permits
Today was an exciting day, we helped a bunch of our customers book their Entry Permits into the BWCAW. It’s great thinking about the summer…
Webcam is up and running!
The Rockwood Webcam is up and running! Bookmark this page: www.rockwoodbwca.com/webcam and visit it often as the image is updated every 15 minutes.
Gunflint Mailrun Dogsleds
On January 9, 2016 the Gunflint Mailrun Dogsled competition ran by Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters. http://www.gunflintmail.com/ Afternoon: morning:
Christmas Letter
Merry Christmas! Download the letter here…
Thank you Mike and Lin
As Mike and Lin start the next chapter of their lives I want to take this time to say thank you to both of them…
Jack December 21, 2015
Jack enjoying Rockwood.
Gunflint Trail Snow December 18, 2015
Gunflint Trail a day after a nice snowfall. It’s hard to describe how beautiful this drive is. North of Grand Marais, Minnesota on County 12.
Snowfall Rockwood Lodge December 16 2015
Lots of snow coming down 10:30am on Wednesday December 16, 2015 at Rockwood Lodge.
Poplar Lake Breathing
Poplar lake is mostly ice covered but the edge has a couple of inches of water, and when the ice moves up and down it…
New guest photos
loon-2-Carol-Sebek-Kelley Carol gave us some of her favorite photos from 2014!
Snowy Thursday
The snow is really thick and is hanging on the trees.
Carl and Lin
Previous owner Lin Sherfy and new owner Carl Madsen standing next to Poplar lake We were going through some old stuff in storage and stopped…
Guest images
Several guest images have been posted, please check them out!
Poplar with snow
Beautiful snowfall last night, less than an inch of fluffy white. Behind Cabin 7 is a small stand of Poplar.
Sunrise on the last Sunday in November
14 degrees and sunny on the last Sunday in November. The ice is brand new on Poplar, and there is still some open water.
Skippin’ Rocks on Poplar
Listen to the sound the ice makes when the rock hits it.
Nineteen and SUNNY – Rockwood Lodge and Outfitters
Gorgeous Day on Poplar Lake
Snowing on Thanksgiving
I turned on the webcam for a few seconds to get the snowfall on Poplar lake!
Happy Thanksgiving!
We are celebrating Thanksgiving with Mike and Lin, they are still at their house through the end of the month. The weather has been great,…
Winter cabin
We are staying in the ‘apartment / lakeside suite’, so the traditional winter cabin at Rockwood is currently unavailable; all the rest of our cabins…
Fresca and Jack
We want you to meet our two dogs – VERY friendly hosts – Fresca and Jack!
Rockwood purchased
About us… UPDATE February 2020 – It’s been four years and we are entering our fifth year of operations. Time has zipped by, and we…