Permit Reservation Application
Print This Form And Mail To: Sawbill Canoe Outfitters, Box 2129, Tofte, MN 55615-2129
Or FAX To: (218) 663-7980
Permits are required in the BWCA Wilderness. Permits for overnight camping
are limited, to keep the wilderness from becoming overcrowded. It is a good
idea to reserve a permit as soon as your plans are firm.
The permit system limits the number of groups allowed to enter the wilderness
at each entry point on a given day. If you are unable to enter on the date
listed on your permit, the permit is no longer valid. You may remain in the
wilderness for as long as you like. You are free to travel anywhere within the
wilderness during your stay.
There is a $12 fee for reserving a permit and a user fee of $16/person/trip,
payable when you reserve the permit. Youth 17 years old and under are $8.
Golden Access and Golden Age card holders are also $8. Golden cards are
available to disabled and senior citizens at any Forest Service office. When
reserving a permit, make your best guess as to the number of people in your
group. Changes in group size are made when the permit is picked up. Additional charges or
refunds will be charged at the time the permit is picked up.
To reserve an Overnight Paddle Only Permit yourself, have the following
information ready and call the BWCAW Permit Reservation Center at 1-877-550-
6777 (toll free) or log on to the website at: http://recreation.gov/ If it is convenient
for you, ask the operator to send your permit to Sawbill Outfitters.
If you want Sawbill Outfitters to reserve a permit for you, fill out this form
and include it with your outfitting reservation forms.
1. Date you will enter the wilderness _____/______/_____.
2. Your best guess for the date you will exit the wilderness _____/______/_____.
3. Entry point you will use to enter the wilderness. (circle one)
Sawbill Lake(#38) Kawishiwi Lake(#37) Brule Lake(#41) Homer Lake(#40)
Baker Lake(#39) Hog Creek(#36) Brule Lake Only - Must camp on Brule Lake(#41A)
4. Your best guess for the number of people in your group.
Adults ______
Youth 17 and under ______
Golden Card Holders ______
5. Number of watercraft (must be 4 or less). ______
6. Group Leader:
Name __________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________
City, State, Zip ___________________________________________
Phone ______________________ FAX ______________________
Email ___________________________________________________
7. Names of up to three other people on the trip.
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
8. Credit Card (VISA, Mastercard, Discover, AMEX)
# ___________________________
Expiration Date ___________________________
Cardholder's name ___________________________
9. Where you would like to pick up the permit.
(Circle One) Sawbill Canoe Outfitters Tofte Ranger Station
You will receive a permit reservation confirmation from the BWCAW Reservation
Center. Check it carefully for errors, especially entry point and entry date.
If you need to change your entry point and/or entry date, you must reserve a new
permit. If you cancel your permit reservation two or more days before your entry
date, the user fee will be refunded in full. The $12 reservation fee is non-
refundable.
Other rules and regulations of the BWCA Wilderness that you should know:
1. Cans and bottles are banned. Disposable metal or glass food and beverage
containers are not allowed within the BWCA Wilderness.
2. Nine people and four watercraft are the maximum allowed within your party.
You may not exceed this limit at any time or any place within the wilderness.
3. You must camp at designated campsites. Each campsite has a fire grate, a
tent site and a box latrine.
4. Open fires are allowed only within the fire grates at campsites. Stove use
is encouraged.
5. You must drown your fire dead out whenever you leave it unattended.
6. You may camp no more fourteen consecutive days at any one campsite.
7. You must use only down and dead firewood, gathered away from the campsite
and lakeshore. It is illegal to cut green or growing vegetation of any kind.
8. Use latrines at campsites or bury human waste more than 150 feet from the
water's edge and portages.
9. No gear or equipment may be stored within the wilderness not associated with
the current trip.
10. Historic artifacts should be left alone.
"When In Wilderness, Leave No Trace"