BWCA Canoe Trip Menu Planner

Our trail tested menu is not only tasty, but nutritious as well.

Our fresh foods are the best available, as are the packaged foods that we provide. Great Meals are an important part of any canoe trip. All meals are individually wrapped and easy to prepare. From your first cup of coffee until your last marshmallow over the campfire, we'll take care of it!

You may repeat any meal except the fresh foods from the 1st day. Vegetarian menu items available, contact us for selections.

Download our menu planner in:
Menu planner (Word format)      Menu planner (PDF format)

Our food packs conform with all U.S. Forest Service regulations and do not contain bottles or cans. Each meal is packed in plastic bags with simple cooking directions printed on each bag, all you do is add water and cook. We pack generous portions to satisfy hearty outdoor appetites. Our foods are the highest quality national brands such as Richmoor and Backpacker Pantry. We will pack in the order shown below unless sequence preference changes are indicated in the space next to the meals. Please Note: We do not pack dinner for the last day unless specifically requested. Pleased note below if desired.

What's on the Menu

Breakfasts rotate through a continental or bacon-and-eggs breakfast on the first day, then French toast with bacon and syrup, scrambled eggs with hash browns and bacon, pancakes, a western omelet, a quick-start breakfast of granola and a power bar or Pop-Tart, and oatmeal with fruit and toast. Coffee, cocoa and Tang are packed every morning.

Lunches are quick trail lunches you can eat on a portage or a sunny rock: sausage sandwiches, cheese or jelly sandwiches, peanut butter and jelly, and pilot biscuits with cheese, with cookies, granola bars or candy bars, and Gatorade or other drinks.

Dinners start with fresh food on the first night: fresh beef patties for youth groups, or fresh steak or chicken for other groups, with hash browns, vegetables and applesauce. After that, dinners include chicken and rice, beef stroganoff, chicken and dumplings, mashed potatoes and gravy with beef, spaghetti, and deluxe beef stew, each with a dessert such as cobbler, cheesecake, pudding or apple brown Betty.

Supplies and Staples Packed With Every Food Pack

Completely outfitted parties also receive toilet paper, soap, biodegradable dish soap, scouring pads, dish towels, an oven mitt, a spatula, a fry pan or griddle, paper towels, utensils, dishes, matches and fire starter, and a complete cook kit. Staples such as bread, margarine, jelly, salt, fish flour, cooking oil, ketchup and peanut butter are packed for each party unless you cross them out, and pepper, mustard, creamer, marshmallows, tea bags, crackers and fresh onions are added if you check them on the planner.

How to Use the Menu Planner

Download the menu planner, mark how many times you want each meal, choose your coffee (regular or decaf, ground or instant), and return it with your group leader's name, party size and trip date. Remember that even biodegradable soap should be used well away from lakes and streams, and that all food and scented items must be stored out of reach of bears. Our BWCA camping tips explain how.

Related Pages

• Complete BWCA outfitting services
• Rent a food pack with partial outfitting
• Youth group canoe trip outfitting