Thelottery for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW) permits opened Dec. 1 and will continue through Jan. 15, 2011. The lottery provides the first opportunity for visitors to reserve a BWCAW permit for the coming season.
Applicants must set up an account on www.recreation.gov to enter the lottery. It is a quick and easy process. Application results can be viewed online between Jan. 16 and Jan. 20. Remember, faxed or mailed applications and payments made by check and money order are no longer accepted. Only successful applicants will be charged a non-refundable $12.00 reservation fee and applicable overnight user fees.
Beginning Jan. 20, 2011, first-come first-served wilderness permit reservations can be made online at www.recreation. gov. Reservations may be made by phone beginning Feb. 1 by calling the National Recreation Reservation Service toll free at (877) 444-6777.
Please visit www.recreation.gov for additional information.
TheBWCAW lottery was established to fairly distribute available quotas for entry dates and entry points where demand exceeds availability. For those who know their desired entry date and location well in advance, the lottery offers an early opportunity to make a reservation. In the lottery process, permits are awarded through a computer-generated, random selection.
The purpose of the wilderness permit quota system is to distribute visitors and use in a manner that protects the natural resources and wilderness values and limits the social encounters to those which are appropriate for each management area.
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