Wilderness canoeing adventures…

Laketrails Base Camp has been providing wilderness canoeing and camping adventures for teens and middle school youth since 1952. The heart of our program includes a canoe trip through the Canadian waters of Lake of the Woods. Challenge yourself in the great outdoors while building friendships that last a lifetime.Join us at Laketrails for an adventure you’ll never forget!

2012 Summer Programs

Teen Wilderness Canoeing
Middle School Session*
Adult Canoe Trip
“Painters in Paradise”

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Laketrails News & Announcements

How Did You Get to Camp?

April 2, 2012

Getting to Laketrails has always been part of the adventure. Many things have changed over the 60 years of camp, with transportation to the island being one of them. Campers in the first 20 years, came across the big lake. They boarded boats such as the Bert Steele, Resolute or Island Queen in Warroad. Or, some were lucky enough to fly to camp on one of the local charter planes. With the building of the Angle road in the early 1970′s, campers were bused all the way to the Northwest Angle. Laketrails picked campers up at Jake’s Resort with the [...]

The Bell

December 12, 2011

The Laketrails bell came from the old Catholic church in Warroad. It was originally bolted down to some timbers, but those rotted over the years. It was put on a cement stand in the summer of 1967 when they were mixing the cement to pour the floor of the mess hall. This is where it still stands today. The bell is an important part of Laketrails. It greets people as they come to the island, calls campers and staff to meals, sends canoe trips off on adventures and welcomes the voyageurs back. The last thing you hear as you leave [...]

Black and White image of Laketrails Bell