Plan SmarterTrips.

A trip planner for paddlers heading into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Plot routes through real lakes and portages, build day-by-day itineraries, and download maps for the trip.

Open the BWCA planner Browse trips

Routable lakes: 5,500+ routable lakes
Portage trails: 2,800+ portage trails
Example trips: Example trip library

Features

Routing, day planning, and exports.

Route planner

Drop waypoints on the map. Routes follow real lake paths and known portage trails. Each portage shows distance and a difficulty rating.

Trips

Turn a route into a day-by-day itinerary. Includes campsite picks, fishing notes, and packing notes. Regenerate any time you edit the route.

Save and share

Save your own routes. Fork from the examples. Share approved trips with a public link, or browse trips shared by other paddlers.

Offline maps and exports

Download trips as PDF or GPX. GeoPDF exports work with Avenza and Garmin handheld GPS apps for offline navigation.

Choose Your Level

Free

Browse example trips
Experiment with route planning

Pro

Save routes
Generate day-by-day trips
Export PDF, GPX, and GeoPDF for offline navigation

Start planning

Run a BWCA outfitting business?

An annual outfitter account puts your business where trips get planned.

Your page on the planner

A public profile with your services, contact info, and the guided trips you choose to feature — in front of paddlers while they plan.

Your trips on your website

Paste one line of code and your featured routes render as a live, interactive trip explorer on your own site.

Your logo in their pack

Trips you feature carry your branding on the trip page and on every printed day-by-day plan — plus view analytics on all of it.

Outfitter accounts — $349/yr

Includes everything in Pro. We set accounts up personally — the link above shows you how to get in touch.