Boy River Canoe Route

As you travel the river and lakes of the Boy River Canoe Tour, take time to notice the changes in the Forest. You will be paddling by three very different forest types, including lowland conifer, upland hardwood and sedge meadow. Though the route is mainly slow, meandering river, it does have many lake-like characteristics. The prime time to travel is mid-May through July. The route follows the lower part of the Boy River drainage which starts at Ten Mile Lake south of Walker and flows southeast and then north through Woman Lake. Here it enters the Chippewa National Forest. From this point, the river flows through Boy Lake and on to Boy Bay of Leech Lake, which turns and flows into the Mississippi River through the Leech Lake River.