JASPER
Lily Pad, Silver Falls
Entry Point: Man Chain
Maps Needed
This short loop is an excellent introduction to Quetico Provincial Park. Start this route from our docks, or with a tow to Hook Island. Spend your first night visiting the pictographs in Cache Bay and heading into Saganagons! From there, head into Lilypad and Jasper Lakes with a few quick portages. Jasper is a great lake to set up a basecamp from and do some fishing. From there you will head into Ottertrack, which shares its waterways with the BWCAW. The Monument Portage is full of markers that display the US-Canada border, making for a fun stop on your way back. Be careful at the end of this portage, which brings you into the aptly named Swamp Lake. From here it is about a 2 hour paddle back to Hook Island on a calm day.