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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:
Boundary Waters reopening: overnight camping returns, more areas open August 4
Ten days after wildfires closed the entire BWCAW, the Forest Service is reopening day-use access at select entry points starting Monday, July 27. Overnight camping could partially resume next week if the weekend brings no major fire activity.
Wildfires burn approximately 68,000 acres in the Superior National Forest and BWCA
Check this page for daily updates. Containment is climbing across the July Lightning Incident’s major fires as evacuation zones shrink to the areas closest to the flames. The Forest Service is reopening additional BWCAW entry points for day and overnight use.
FIRE UPDATES:
Wildfire updates, park and entry point closures, campfire restrictions. Learn more about prescribed burns, and the history of fire in the wilderness of Minnesota/Canada border lakes region. More >
PARKS & REGIONS
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