Print it. Bag it. Bring it.Phones die, screens crack, and most of this water has no signal. Print this map, fold it into a zip-top bag or dry bag with your license, and you have a backup your electronics can’t give you. Every marker is numbered so you can say exactly where you are.
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Border Bait Wheelers Point, Four Mile Bay | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 48.83671, -94.70403 | Bait stop at the Rainy River mouth end of the lake. |
| 2 | Sportsman's Sleepers Wheelers Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.83239, -94.70510 | Sleeper fish house rental on the Four Mile Bay shore. |
| 3 | Log Cabin Bait Wheelers Point | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 48.83297, -94.70955 | |
| 4 | T J Prop Shop Inc Wheelers Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.83537, -94.70484 | Boat and prop repair at Wheelers Point. |
| 5 | Lake of the Woods Marine Wheelers Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.82982, -94.71175 | Boat dealer and service at the Rainy River mouth. |
| 6 | Border View Lodge Wheelers Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.83815, -94.69646 | Resort and guide service at the mouth of the Rainy River. |
| 7 | Wigwam Resort Wheelers Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.84095, -94.69873 | Resort and guide service on Four Mile Bay. |
| 8 | Bayside Camp Ground Four Mile Bay | Campsite | 48.84217, -94.70084 | |
| 9 | Four Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area Minnesota DNR, Four Mile Bay | Park / conservation area | 48.84373, -94.73440 | State wildlife management area on the bay west of the river mouth. |
| 10 | County Highway 8 CR 8, Bostic Bay | Bridge crossing | 48.83014, -94.77787 | |
| 11 | Bugsy's on Bostic Bostic Bay | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.83156, -94.77488 | Resort on Bostic Bay, south shore. |
| 12 | Sweet's Fishing with Steve Sweet Bostic Bay | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.83181, -94.77843 | Guide service working the south shore and Big Traverse Bay. |
| 13 | Morris Point South shore | Park / conservation area | 48.85181, -94.76803 | |
| 14 | Morris Point Lake View Lodge Morris Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.85267, -94.78157 | Resort and guide service on the south shore. |
| 15 | Zippel Bay State Park State park, Zippel Bay | Park / conservation area | 48.86553, -94.87295 | The lake's state park, with the harbour and beach on Zippel Bay. |
| 16 | Zippel Bay Resort Zippel Bay | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.85625, -94.88818 | Resort and guide service west of the state park. |
| 17 | Prosper Wildlife Management Area Minnesota DNR, south shore | Park / conservation area | 48.88922, -94.89276 | |
| 18 | Long Point Resort Long Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.96914, -94.95163 | Resort and guide service at Long Point. |
| 19 | Larry Bernhoft Wildlife Management Area Minnesota DNR, Long Point | Park / conservation area | 48.96939, -94.98887 | |
| 20 | Rocky Point Wildlife Management Area Minnesota DNR, Rocky Point | Park / conservation area | 48.96152, -95.03723 | |
| 21 | Rocky Point South-west shore | Park / conservation area | 48.96075, -95.06783 |
| # | Point | Type | Lat, Lon | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Rock Harbor Marina, Rocky Point | Access / boat ramp | 48.96033, -95.06834 | Sheltered harbour and launch at Rocky Point. |
| 23 | Arnesen's Rocky Point Resort Rocky Point | Outfitter / canoe rental | 48.96080, -95.06595 | Resort and guide service at Rocky Point. |
| 24 | United States Customs and Border Protection Warroad | Agency / conservation office | 48.89865, -95.31943 | CBP office in Warroad, the U.S. port of entry town on the south shore. |
| 25 | State Avenue MN 11, Warroad River | Bridge crossing | 48.90294, -95.32011 | Highway 11 crossing of the Warroad River above the lake. |
| 26 | USGS 05140520 Lake of the Woods at Warroad Primary level reference | USGS gauge | 48.90415, -95.31607 | Lake level gauge at Warroad on the south-west shore. |
| 27 | Allison Park Warroad | Park / conservation area | 48.90608, -95.31252 | |
| 28 | Taylor Road CR 74, Warroad River | Bridge crossing | 48.91265, -95.30735 | |
| 29 | Rainbow Park Warroad | Park / conservation area | 48.90741, -95.30031 | |
| 30 | Lakeview Park Warroad | Park / conservation area | 48.90768, -95.30236 | |
| 31 | Warroad Estates Marina North of Warroad | Access / boat ramp | 48.93790, -95.32644 | |
| 32 | USGS 05140521 Lake of the Woods at Springsteel Island near Warroad Second level gauge | USGS gauge | 48.94582, -95.30690 | Lake level gauge off Springsteel Island, mapped in OSM. |
| 33 | Springsteel Resort & Marina Springsteel Island | Access / boat ramp | 48.94601, -95.30647 | Marina and resort launch on the point north of Warroad. |
| 34 | Young's Bay Resort Angle Inlet, Northwest Angle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 49.34566, -94.97078 | Resort at Young's Bay, the Northwest Angle's harbour. |
| 35 | Angle Outpost Resort Northwest Angle | Outfitter / canoe rental | 49.34500, -95.00571 | |
| 36 | Jake's Northwest Angle Angle Inlet | Bait, tackle & fly shop | 49.34726, -95.06270 | Resort store and bait at Angle Inlet. |
| 37 | Northwest Angle Resort Angle Inlet | Outfitter / canoe rental | 49.35063, -95.08133 | |
| 38 | Crow Creek Drive Northwest CR 332, Angle Inlet | Bridge crossing | 49.35201, -95.08183 | |
| 39 | Angle Inlet School Angle Inlet | Point of interest | 49.35295, -95.08167 | The one-room school at Angle Inlet, the landmark of the Northwest Angle. |
| 40 | Prothero's Post Resort Angle Inlet | Outfitter / canoe rental | 49.35711, -95.08360 | |
| 41 | Northern Most Point of the Continental United States Northwest Angle, 49th parallel | Point of interest | 49.38316, -95.15339 | The northernmost point of the contiguous United States, on the Angle shore. |
| 42 | Minnesota-Canada boundary waters - Lake of the Woods Minnesota Rules 6266.0700, subp. 1, item R | Regulation section limit | 48.95000, -94.95000 | Lake of the Woods is a Minnesota-Canada boundary water. The rule covers the lake in Lake of the Woods and Roseau Counties and its listed tributaries. Check the current DNR boundary-water regulations before you fish. |
Gauge: USGS 05140520 — LAKE OF THE WOODS AT WARROAD, MN. Live flow on the web page.
Species: Black Crappie, Burbot, Lake Sturgeon, Lake Whitefish, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Sauger, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Yellow Perch
Regulations: www.dnr.state.mn.us/regulations/fishing/index.html
Emergency: call 911 and give the number of the nearest point on this map plus its coordinates.
Warroad city harbor and public ramp — the USGS gauge site, deep-water access to the south shore.
Baudette and Wheelers Point ramps — main access to the Rainy River mouth and the big traverse.
Zippel Bay state park — improved ramp and harbor on the Minnesota south shore.
Long Point public access — western south-shore ramp toward Buffalo Point.
Rocky Point access — protected launch west of Wheelers Point.
Northwest Angle resorts and ramps — island-country access via Manitoba road or by boat.
Rainy River landings at Birchdale and Franz Jevne — upstream access for the spring run.
Spring: the Rainy River walleye run peaks from late March into April under separate regulations, then the lake opener in May puts fish shallow along the south shore.
Summer: strong walleye and sauger fishing over mud and rock in the main basin, with pike in the bays and smallmouth on the Angle islands through July and August.
Fall: outstanding. Cooling water concentrates big walleye and pike shall