Why sign up for a Fall Colors canoe trip?

Here in northern Minnesota, Autumn changes from green to a dramatic palette of sumac red and tamarack yellow, aspen gold, maple crimson and every shade between yellow, orange and fuchsia complimented with white and red pine green. Blue sky above and blue waters below provide for reflections both on Summer’s adventurous spirit and the changes that are in the air. Wildlife is more active in the Fall. Everyone, from the smallest bird to the largest mammals are preparing in one way or another for the coming six months of Winter.

The portages are toothy trails, rusted brown with fallen needles, the first browned discarded leaves of the year cast aside like August memories. Fall is so short it seems up for drowning us with sensory overload. As we step into it, with the slightest crunch underfoot we discover how beautiful the Northwoods becomes after just a couple of cold-snap drops in the mercury.

Join us for the redwing blackbird’s song sifting out of the rushes, the cattail floss floating above the water. A moose track trailing down the beach, the echoing sound of loon calls and beaver tail slaps. The ghost like gray of the Great Blue Heron that silently slips over your shoulder like a kite you didn’t know you were flying… But, most of all, join us for colors that are exceptional, for colors that are, for lack of a better word, because it it so fitting: transformative. These leaves pull us with a magical, migratory force into the seasons of change.

Great meals around the campfire, brisk dips in the lake, endless photo ops of Fall colors during the day and opportunities for Northern Lights and stargazing when darkness comes. Also, it’s a fantastic time for fishing and a great time of year to canoe camp in the Boundary Waters without bugs.

Fall Colors and Wilderness Wildlife Guided Group Canoe Trip 2025

• Trip Dates: September 27 - October 3, 2025 
• Trip Cost: $1,595 + tax
• 6 days and 5 nights in the BWCAW. (9/28 - 10/3)
• Nights of 9/27 and 10/3 in a hotel room in Ely included.
• Full Outfitting Package
• Guided by one of our exceptional and experienced wilderness guides.
• Maximum of 8 guests on this trip.
• Participants must be 16 years old or older.
• Trip Activity Rating: 3.5 out of 5This trip will likely include a couple of different campsites with some days of moderate travel and portaging. Participants must be prepared for varying types of weather and cooler conditions.

Trip Page Link Here

2025 Guided Group Trips

Join one of our popular Guided Group Trips to enjoy a canoe trip in the wilderness. Come with a friend or two... come by yourself. We make it easy for you. You get lodging, the Full Out Package, and a guide on the trip. All details are on our website page here…

See the beauty of this area and meet new friends. Sign up soon as space is limited.

The 2025 trips and dates are:

Waterfalls and Pictographs      May 24-30

Smallmouth Fishing                   June 7-13

Women’s Wilderness #1            July 5-11

Women’s Wilderness #2            July 12-18 (FULL, waiting list only)

Quetico Adventure                     August 2-9 (FULL, waiting list only)

Stargazing Trip    September 20-26

Fall Colors        September 27 – October 3