Chicken092

You do not have to camp to enjoy the bwca. There are many cabins for rent all over the area. Perhaps your wife might like that first. Our first 3 trips in the Ely area were boat and cabin rental trips. Although, on our first trip we ditched the cabin and took the boat out to basswood and camped for a few nights..hehe. Also, there are many nice day trips you can take in and out of the bwca with a canoe if you prefer that over a loud, stinky motor boat. I believe day permits are free, if you are not camping overnight.

If you have your heart set on camping, try a shorter trip to start with. We use a wash cloth, soap, and 3 gal. water jug to clean up back away from the shoreline. Helps keep up morale.