Voyageurs National Park Overview

Voyageurs National Park spans 218,000 acres of lakes, forests, and streams in northern Minnesota. Established in 1975, the park is named after the French-Canadian Voyageurs who once navigated these abundant waters. Voyageurs National Park provides exceptional opportunities for recreation and exploration amidst landscapes rich in natural beauty, history, and cultural heritage.

All park campsites are only accessible by watercraft, with the exception of two primitive campsites located remotely along the Kab-Ash hiking trail. If you are without access to a watercraft there are public and private campgrounds available outside of park boundaries that offer tent/car camping or camper/RV camping.

The Kettle Falls Hotel is the only lodging with Voyagers.

Outdoor recreation includes camping, fishing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, hiking, picnicking and wildlife viewing.  Large (group) boat charters are also available in the summer. Visitors can also enjoy snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, ice-skating and ice fishing in the winter.

Activities

• Backpacking
• Bird Watching
• Boating
• Canoeing
• Creek
• Cross Country Skiing
• Cultural Sites
• Fishing
• Hiking
• Historic Sites
• Ice Fishing
• Ice Skating
• Kayaking
• Lake
• Nature Trails
• Paddle boarding (SUP)
• Photography
• Picnicking
• River
• Snowmobiling
• Snowshoeing
• Stargazing
• Swimming
• Visitor Center
• Walking Trails
• Water Sports
• Wildlife Viewing
• Winter/Snow Sports