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…
BWCA Day Trip
We didn’t think about going into the Boundary Waters with our family until our kids were much older. Considering the extra work it would take…
Honeymoon Bluff Hike
Honeymoon Bluff is located off Clearwater Lake Rd, roughly 30 miles up the Gunflint Trail, or a 17 minute drive, if you’re staying at Rockwood…
Moose
A moose decided to take an early Sunday stroll at Rockwood. The blackbird monitored the event for us.
Looking forward to Summer
It won’t be long and the ice will give way to open water. Now is a good time to give us a call and plan…
Historical lodge on the original 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…
Bunkhouse
Located next to outfitting, 4 private bunkrooms, each with a private bathroom, hi-speed WiFi, each room sleeps up to 9 people
Routes
Rockwood is on Poplar Lake with 3 entry points into the Boundary Waters 47, 48, 49; transport to 43-45, 50-58, 60-66 (and more)
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Kevlar Solo – Northstar RobRoy
16′-6″ 34 lbs – The Prism is our most popular composite solo canoe. Incredibly versatile, it’ll take you comfortably over all kinds of waters.
Kevlar Solo – Wenonah Prism
16′-6″ 34 lbs – The Prism is our most popular composite solo canoe. Incredibly versatile, it’ll take you comfortably over all kinds of waters.
Route 7a Morgan to Poplar
This trip starts at Morgan Lake to Jake, Vista, continuing through Horseshoe, Caribou, Lizz and back to our dock at Poplar Lake. Seven portages, the…
Canoecopia
We had a great show in Madison this last weekend March 8-10, 2019. Thousands of people attended CanoeCopia hosted by Rutabaga, with various canoe vendors…
Bridal Veil Falls
Blog post by Kari, Summer 2018 We took a boat down Gunflint Lake a few years ago, landed on a beach near the west end…
Fall Colors
Come on up the shore and see the fall colors. Most of the Gunflint Trail is yellows, but some of the back roads around Grand…
What our customers are saying…
September 2021, 5 bubbles on Tripadvisor: Way Above and BeyondI can’t speak highly enough of the Rockwood Lodge team. Our sons were 3 days into…
5 Star Google review
This was my second visit to Rockwood Outfitters and it was even better than the last visit! They give you plenty of equipment to ensure…
Hoodie T-shirt flower purple
Lightweight hoodie / t-shirt 78poly/22 cotton blend with flower moose and paddles on the back and Rockwood/Gunflint Trail logo on the front. Sizes run small,…
Hat embroidered green
Green baseball cap Made in USA 100% Cotton, Rockwood Logo embroidered on a Classic cut chino twill cap, 6 panel unstructured soft crown with adjustable…
Hat embroidered white
White baseball cap Made in USA 100% Cotton, Rockwood Logo embroidered on a Classic cut chino twill cap, 6 panel unstructured soft crown with adjustable…
Hat embroidered navy
Navy baseball cap Made in USA 100% Cotton, Rockwood Logo embroidered on a Classic cut chino twill cap, 6 panel unstructured soft crown with adjustable…
Hoodie pullover navy
Navy pullover hoodie made from cotton in the USA. Embroidered moose and paddle logo on the front with the words “ROCKWOOD GUNFLINT TRAIL”, with a…
Hoodie pullover green
Green pullover hoodie made from cotton in the USA. Embroidered moose and paddle logo on the front with the words “ROCKWOOD GUNFLINT TRAIL”, with a…
Hoodie zip front red
Zip Front hoodie sweatshirt with pockets, Brick Red, 80% cotton, 20% polyester. Made in USA.
Hoodie pullover grey
Grey pullover hoodie made from cotton in the USA. Embroidered moose and paddle logo on the front with the words “ROCKWOOD GUNFLINT TRAIL”, with a…
Ladyslipper on South Lake Trail
Did anyone lose their ladyslipper on South Lake Trail? Photo by guest Kurt Mobroten at Partridge Lake campsite.
Moose on Poplar
We’ve had several reports of moose on Poplar lake, seen glimpses ourselves, but now a guest has captured a couple of photos…thank you to Denise…
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 Canoe Outfitters is a historic resort on Poplar Lake 31 miles up the Gunflint Trail from Grand Marais
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…
Summer is in full swing
We’ve had a lot of moose sightings and walleyes caught already in 2017, with about 10 weeks of the season left to go. The moose…
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! –…
Booking for 2020
Booking is now available for 2020! Click on this link to see cabin availability. Click on the calendar to book a room or call us…
Late September
It’s late September and we are beginning to wrap things up for the season. We’ll close for a month on September 30th, and open again…
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…
Busy few months
Nearly Summer! We’ve had a busy few months here at Rockwood. Our first outfitting trips seem like yesterday even though they were over 7 weeks…
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…