Parks like Isle Royale in Michigan and Dry Tortugas in Florida are only accessed via boat or plane. I've loved visiting Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota and Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.

While Voyageurs National Park is a water-based park, you can still drive to 10 different trailheads. With a boat, you can access five more trails ranging from 2.5 miles (1.6 km) to 8 miles (12.9 km) ...

The National ... Voyageurs National Park. (Evan Frost / MPR News) It’s located on the roadless Kabetogama Peninsula, on the eastern tip where Rainy Lake and Namakan Lake meet. The closest boat ...

Next time you visit the area, you'll definitely want to consider this waterfront vacation rental near Voyageurs National Park. If you don't have your own boat (or don't want to schlep it), the Airbnb ...

Minnesota's only national park is one ... the French-Canadian voyageurs who once traveled through the area, carrying furs and other trade goods. "Kayaking, canoeing, and boat tours are the best ...

On April 8, 1975, Voyageurs National ... s a Dark Sky Park and water-based, so the best experiences happen out on the water. In 2019, WDIO went along on a Life on the Lake tour. Boat tour ...

Houseboats dock in a chain of islands on Kabetogama Lake in Voyageurs National ... park's nearly 220,000 acres are almost roadless and its more than 270 campsites are accessible only by boat ...

Reservations for Voyageurs National Park's ranger-led boat tours and North Canoe Voyage programs open at 9 a.m. CST on April 15 for the 2025 season. Park staff encourage visitors to make reservations ...

The Midwest has some of the country's most scenic campsites, from the windswept landscapes of the Dakotas to the Northwoods shorelines of Minnesota. A recently released list from the online travel ...

one of the top things to do in Voyageurs National Park in the summer months is to navigate the area by water. “A park boat tour, private tour guide, renting a boat, taking out a canoe or kayak ...

Voyageurs National Park ranger Kevin Grossheim is seen on his boat at Pike Island on Namakan Lake in northern Minnesota in an undated photo. Grossheim died on Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, when his boat ...

According to the park service, after taking a family of three aboard his service boat, the vessel overturned ... served in law enforcement at Voyageurs National Park for more than 20 years.