National Park · Minnesota

Voyageurs National Park

A water-based park of interconnected lakes

Voyageurs is a park you explore by boat — a web of big interconnected lakes and forested islands on the Canadian border, prime for paddling, fishing, and northern lights. Summer for water, winter for the frozen-lake quiet.

What to see

The top things to see in Voyageurs are Boat tours from Rainy Lake, Kabetogama & Namakan Lakes, Ellsworth Rock Gardens, Houseboating. Start with kabetogama lake by boat if you only have one anchor, then use the rest of the list to shape a half-day or full-day route.

  • Boat tours from Rainy Lake
  • Kabetogama & Namakan Lakes
  • Ellsworth Rock Gardens
  • Houseboating
  • Northern lights

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