Travel 27 miles west on Highway 11/17 to experience a wilderness park composed largely of rugged landscape. Quetico is a protected, pristine wilderness retreat of international acclaim west of Lake Superior on the Canada-U.S. border. The park’s tangled network of lakes once formed water routes traveled by Ojibway and fur traders.

Now it is primarily the destination of experienced canoeists seeking solitude and rare glimpses of wildlife by cascading waterfalls, glassy lakes and endless forests. The park is accessible at four points by canoe and two by car (at Dawson Trail Campground and Lac la Croix Ranger Station).

More than 900 miles of canoe routes are within the park’s 1832 square mile area. No motor-powered craft are allowed in the park. Picnic facilities and walking trails are available for enjoyment. In the winter, vacationers enjoy ice fishing and cross-country skiing.