Overnight Lodging
If you're like most people, you'll want to make the journey from home to Ely the day before your canoe trip begins. Upon arriving at our outfitting base, ideally in the afternoon, we'll provide a comprehensive orientation covering all of your outfitting gear and food provisions; we’ll demonstrate canoe paddling and portaging techniques; and we’ll go over your trip plans, map work, and final preparations.
Then we’ll show you the "way to go" to one of our deluxe private overnight lodging rooms, featuring comfy beds with fresh linens, pillows, and fleece sleeping bags. Each air-conditioned room has a large table for map study, game playing, etc., plenty of open space for organizing your personal packs, and an adjacent private bathroom and shower.
Dinner is available nearby in Ely, where you'll find numerous restaurants from which to choose. Soon, you'll return to your room and settle in for a restful night’s sleep before your adventure begins the next morning.
We advise making your overnight lodging reservations with us early, as space is limited. In the event that our rooms are full for the date you require, we will gladly recommend lodging alternatives in the Ely area.
Way to Go's Pre-Canoe Trip Lodging Rates accommodating your party of 1 to 8 people:
All-Inclusive Outfitting Guests: $28 per person/ Minimum $84 per room
Partial Outfitting Guests: $35 per person/ Minimum $105 per room
Lodging rates are subject to 3% local lodging tax and 7.375% MN sales tax
In the morning, before your wilderness canoe trip begins, start your day off right with
Way to Go's
Continental Breakfast Buffet
By the time you're "up and at 'em" we'll have a quick and satisfying continental breakfast buffet spread out for you to enjoy. The buffet includes hot coffee, tea, juice, hot oatmeal, cold cereal with milk, baked goods, and fresh fruit.
For our overnight guests taking our All-Inclusive Outfitting package, the cost of our pre-trip continental breakfast buffet is included with your lodging. For all others, the breakfast buffet is $9.00 per person plus tax.
Prior reservations appreciated.