Each cabin sleeps two to eight people and is equipped with bunk beds, mattresses, a wood-heating stove, table/chair, fire circle, axe, bow saw and cooking and eating utensils. There is no running water or electricity. A vault toilet is located nearby (bring toilet paper). A water boiling pot, wash basin, cooking pot, can opener and percolator coffee pot are provided. You must provide your own sheets and towels.

Lighting is not provided. Please haul out what you haul in, including food scraps. There are no trash receptacles. Do not burn any garbage in the woodstove or fire pit.

Crosscut 2, White Birch 2, Whitetail 8, Union River 8 and Gitche Gumee 8 cabins are pet-friendly lodging options.

The cabins (with the exception of two) require you to hike in from a designated trailhead. The shortest hike is 100 yards, and the longest is 9 miles. In the winter, snowshoes or cross-country skis are needed mid-November through May.

All of the cabins are located near a body of water, and those located on inland lakes are equipped with a boat and personal flotation devices. Unless carried in, all drinking water should be boiled for one minute or filtered through a 0.5-micron filter. Some commercial chemicals or treatments may also work. No hand pumps are available.

All wood must be taken from dead and downed trees. In addition to the wood-heating stove, a designated fire circle is provided. During the winter months, firewood is provided for heating purposes.

Expect plenty of insects (especially from late May through July). Repellents, head nets and protective clothing may help.

Check-in process
Guests must check-in during regular business hours at which time an access key/code is provided. Late arrivals must check in the next day. Check-in hours:

• May 15 – Oct. 14: Visitor center from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. EST.
• Oct. 15 - May 14: Headquarters from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. EST.

Guests can check in anytime throughout the day, but can't arrive until 3 p.m.