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QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS:

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Campfires restricted in the BWCAW starting July 11

Citing continued dry conditions and wildfire activity, the Superior National Forest is issuing an Emergency Forest Order banning campfires within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), effective 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 11, 2026, until rescinded.
Map of forest fires in Boundary Waters Canoe Area as of July 7 2026

Multiple wildfires burning in the Superior National Forest and BWCA after lightning storms

The U.S. Forest Service reported several new lightning-caused wildfires in the Superior National Forest this week, most of them inside the BWCAW.

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

Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

Quetico Provincial Park

Voyageurs National Park

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FOCUS ON MINING :

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Stay up to date on proposed mining projects near the BWCAW and Superior National Forest Learn More >


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