Plan for summer 2024 |
We are planning canoe trips at Northern Lakes Canoe Base (NLCB) in Ely, MN, into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) for our next season!
We offer fully outfitted and guided trips for Girl Scouts who are 12 or older, or who have finished 6th grade. If you are seeking a new travel and wilderness adventure, we are the program for you!
Finally, Girl Scout canoe trips are tons of fun (we laugh lots), and our participants end their trips with a swagger to their step, ready to take on new challenges that come their way and make the world a better place. We are experts in this very specific thing we do -- wilderness canoe trip for teenaged Girl Scouts. Come join us!
Our prices for 2024 are listed below. Our 6- and 8-day trips are recommended for first-timers. While we do not anticipate major increases, prices are subject to change from season to season:
Trip Length |
2024 Costs |
4 Day – 1 on site, 3 days on water |
$320 |
6 Day – 1 on site, 5 days on water |
$455 |
8 Day – 1 day on site, 7 days on water |
$565 |
11 Day – 1 day on site, 10 days on water |
$740 |
If you are an individual looking for a canoe trip, have no fear. Both sessions of our "North Country Rock n Wilderness" may still have openings: https://www.girlscouts.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/ways-to-participate/Travel/travel-events/north-country-rock-n-wilderness-1.html and https://www.girlscouts.org/en/members/for-girl-scouts/ways-to-participate/Travel/travel-events/north-country-rock-n-wilderness-2.html. These "Destinations" trips start/end at the Minneapolis airport and include some extra activities before/after the canoe trip. Participants usually sign up not knowing anyone else on the trip and leave with a whole batch of good friends.
We also offer trips each summer for individuals who can get themselves to Ely, MN, which start at 1pm the day before the canoe trip begins and ends at 4pm on the last day of the canoe trip. Participants sometimes sign up for these alone and sometimes with one or maybe two friends. We always make the pairings work. These trips are the same price as our flex trips and a limited selection of dates will be announced in spring. Click over to the About Our Trips tab to send us your contact information.
If you've read it this far, I bet you are seriously interested in a trip! Take a look at this video made by a former participant and guide to get even more excited! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIBoknmiRY8