This land is rich in human history, history that gave this park its name. The Voyageurs were French-Canadians who traveled these waters in birch-bark canoes, from the Great Lakes to the remote interior of the western United States and Canada.

Voyageurs National Park lies in the southern part of the Canadian Shield, which is source to some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the world. This bedrock has been shaped and carved by at least four periods of glaciation. The topography of the park is rugged and varied -- rolling hills are interspersed with bogs, beaver ponds, swamps, islands, small lakes, and four large lakes.

In the thousands of years since the last glaciation, a thin layer of soil has been created which supports the boreal forest ecosystem, the "North Woods" of Voyageurs National Park.

Modern voyageurs continue to ply these waters and rolling lands, boating, canoeing, camping, fishing, wildlife-watching, hiking, snowshoeing, and winter camping.

• Ash River -
• Kabetogama Peninsula -

• Participate in naturalist-guided activities including canoe trips, children's programs, and campfire talks.
• Ply the waters and rolling lands of Voyageurs, backpacking around swamps, through valleys, and across rivers.
• Kayak around the Kabetogama Peninsula.