Independent trip intelligence
49°23′N 94°52′W · Lake of the Woods
Know what the trip really costs.
See the full per-person cost of a trip — lodging, guide, licences and travel — every figure traced to its source, and dated.
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The raw material
Every lodge describes its package differently.
Three real Lake of the Woods rate pages, summarized in our own words — one bundles a guide and boat into the price, one bills guide fees separately, one requires you to bring your own boat entirely. None of this is wrong. It just isn’t comparable until someone normalizes it.
Our summary
Ballard's Resort
ballardsresort.com/summer
Multi-day guided fishing package, daily departures 8am–4pm. Lodging with kitchen and daily maid service; two price tiers depending on whether meals are included.
Our summary
Crow Rock Lodge
crowrock.com/rates
All-inclusive: private room with bath, restaurant dining, licensed bar, 18ft motorized boat with fish locator per guest, daily housekeeping, Wi-Fi.
Our summary
Witch Bay Camp
witchbay.com/our-rates
Cabin with linens/towels, 3 meals/day, maid service, ice, fish filleting/freezing, free boat launch/docking. Guest supplies own boat.
How it works
Find, compare, and know the true cost.
Find
Filter by waterbody, access method, plan type and party fit — every listing shows its source and last-checked date.
Compare
Put up to three properties side by side. Inclusions, exclusions and unknowns are never blurred together.
Know the true cost
Add party size, travel and licences to see the full per-person cost before you commit — no invented prices.
Live example — real data, real sources
American Plan / guided package, 4 adults, 4 nights
An illustrative snapshot from the full comparison — nothing here is invented, every figure traces to a rate page we observed and dated.
Comparison
Per person · USD
Ballard's Resort
- Boat
- Included
- Guide
- Included
- Meals
- Included
- Price per person
- $1,165
Crow Rock Lodge
- Boat
- Included
- Guide
- Extra cost
- Meals
- Included
- Price per person
- $1,755
Witch Bay Camp
- Boat
- Not offered
- Guide
- Not stated
- Meals
- Included
- Price per person
- $808.50
| Category | Ballard’s Resort | Crow Rock Lodge | Witch Bay Camp |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat | Included | Included | Not offered |
| Guide | Included | Extra cost | Not stated |
| Meals | Included | Included | Included |
| Price per person | $1,165 | $1,755 | $808.50 |
Observed rate pages, normalized to one party and one duration.
See the full comparison, with sourcesLake of the Woods — the launch region
We start with one region we could verify honestly, not a claim to cover all of Canada.
Survey coverage
- Properties researched10 US / 15 CA
- 25
- Pricing coverageat least one comparison-usable price per property
- 100%
- Regions queued nextwaterbodies after Lake of the Woods
- 5+
Free vs the Pass
Free finds and compares. The pass saves and shares.
The free tier stays useful without registration: structured search, three-way comparison, and the free True Trip Cost calculator. The Single Trip Pass is for organizers doing the real planning work.
Pass manifest
- One saved trip — your shortlist, kept six months
- A read-only share link your crew can open — no accounts needed
- US$29 one time, not a subscription — credits toward the Annual Pass within 60 days
On the chart for Annual
- Rate-page monitoring with change alerts on watched properties
- Group comments and simple voting on the share link
- Multiple scenarios and last-year trip duplication
The trust model
Every fact carries a source and a state.
Nothing on BorealBound is estimated silently. Every fact is marked Confirmed or Assumption, alongside the source URL and the date it was last checked. Unknown is never treated as zero.
Read the full methodology →Start with a free comparison.
No account needed. Twenty-five sourced Lake of the Woods lodges, side by side.
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