During our upcoming 2021 canoe season we will continue to limit our Join On trips to 4 campers, plus guide, as we await the end of the COVID 19 pandemic. We believe this enables us to better follow CDC safety guidelines, and maintain appropriate social distancing at our Guesthouse in town, during shuttles to & from entry points, and in wilderness campsites year-round. If you’re a family group, or long time friends booking a trip with us, we’re happy to expand your group size per USFS rules. **WWD may return to the max group size of 8, plus guide, when vaccinations are readily available for all, the pandemic eases up, and folks feel safe again sharing tents & portage packs. PLEASE GET VACCINATED & stay tuned!
Summer Trips
Our definition of heaven: a canoe trip into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Design your own trip or join an existing one. Read more…
Winter Trips
Experience cozy, hot-tent camping in the peace and solitude that winter brings to the Boundary Waters. Trek across pristine snow-covered lakes and wooded trails, as your gear toboggan glides along behind you. Read more….
Design Your Own Trip
Choose dates, invite friends or family, and create your own trip. Traveling solo, or just a couple of friends? You can still choose your own dates. Then, let us know if you’d like to open it as a “Join On” trip. Read more….
Summer and Winter Wilderness Guided Camping Trips, Canoe Trips, X-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing Treks
Located in Ely, Minnesota, Women’s Wilderness Discovery provides year-round, fully-outfitted and guided Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) canoe camping, hike camping, day canoe trips, day hikes, and hot-tent winter camping by snowshoe or ski trek, and day snowshoe hikes or cross-country ski treks especially for women.
We provide a safe, positive model for women and girls to enrich their lives through the wilderness experience and outdoor adventure. A fully outfitted/guided wilderness experience emphasizing teamwork can build confidence, strengthen courage, and cultivate leadership qualities in women and girls. Teaching respect for the land and the gear used in wilderness travel is inherent to the wilderness ethic “Leave No Trace.”
Trips can include other areas of the Superior National Forest outside of the BWCAW. Women’s Wilderness Discovery customizes trips for each group, discussing potential routes and making suggestions based on your group’s skill level.
We listen to your expectations and goals, and lend our expertise in planning your wilderness adventure. All BWCAW entry points are taken into consideration when planning client trips, based upon availability.
Want to “try out” the BWCAW for the day by canoe or on foot on a wilderness hiking trail? Perhaps a winter day trek by snowshoe or ski? We can discuss a date and sights you might like to see and experience. We’ll be happy to help craft a perfect day of exploring the woods and waters, lunch included. Our prices are inviting! Contact Women’s Wilderness Discovery to discuss the possibilities.
- Just you and/or a friend? Check out our Join On trips
- Read more about Peta, her passion and experience
- Discover our more than reasonable prices
- Read some testimonials by past clients
- Check out our downtown Ely Guesthouse to comfortably book-end your trip
- Enjoy Peta’s BWCA Blog
- Contact us for more information or just to say “hi!”