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Bois Brule RiverBois Brule Landing to Pine Tree Landing
Middle Bois Brule day from the Bois Brule state-forest campground landing to Pine Tree Landing, with clear water, pine banks, several class I rapids, the Highway 2 access in the middle, and a route-specific Brule gauge ladder.
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Trip details
Access rules, camping and seasonal notes.
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Access and shuttle
Launch at Bois Brule Landing and take out at Pine Tree Landing for Wisconsin Trail Guide BB2. The route links the campground landing, Highway 2 Landing, the Meadows, Co-Op Park Rapids, Copper Range Campground, and the upper Pine Tree approach into one clear-water Brule day.
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Put-in
Bois Brule Landing / Bois Brule Campground canoe landingBois Brule Landing is a developed state-forest campground landing with a gravel ramp, parking, pit toilets, picnic area, and drinking water according to Wisconsin Trail Guide.
Take-out
Pine Tree LandingPine Tree Landing is a hand-carry state-forest landing with parking, trailer turnaround, and pit toilets at the end of a gravel drive.
Road shuttle
Use a two-car state-forest shuttle from the Bois Brule campground landing on South Ranger Road to Pine Tree Landing at the end of Dead End Road off County Highway H. Highway 2 Landing can work as a shorter midpoint option if the full route is too long.
Additional access notes
- Wisconsin DNR requires paddlers on the Brule to use allowed designated landings only, so do not improvise alternate exits on private or angler-only access points.
More route and safety guidance
- Wisconsin Trail Guide says deadfall and strainers can become hazardous and sometimes unavoidable at rare high flows. Novice paddlers should avoid 600 cfs and above, and all groups should postpone when wood cannot be seen and avoided early.
- Use only designated state-forest landings, respect private property, and dress for the Brule's cool spring water. The route's moderate rating and direct gauge do not replace a same-day check of flow trend, weather, and landing conditions.
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Bois Brule River at Brule, WI. This view may be outside your paddling reach. Images are periodic and do not establish safe conditions.
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| Preferred range | 200 cfs to 350 cfs |
| Low threshold | 125 cfs |
| High threshold | 600 cfs |
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| Main source behind this score | Wisconsin Trail Guide Bois Brule BB2 suggested river levels |
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NotesPublished evidence and verification notes
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- Route level bands125 / 200-350 / 600 cfs
Wisconsin Trail Guide says below 125 cfs is not recommended, 125 to 200 cfs is low runnable with bony riffles and rapids, 200 to 350 cfs is medium runnable for novice paddlers, 350 to 600 cfs is high runnable, 600 to 1000 cfs should be avoided by novice paddlers, and above 1000 cfs is experienced-paddler-only because deadfall and strainers become hazardous.
- Gauge fitSame-river Brule gauge
Wisconsin Trail Guide says the referenced gauge is in the previous BB1 segment and should provide an accurate indication of current conditions in this reach.
- Endpoint coordinates46.54042, -91.59408 to 46.61545, -91.58264
Wisconsin Trail Guide BB2 publishes NAD83 / WGS84 coordinates for Bois Brule Landing and Pine Tree Landing, and describes both as developed or hand-carry canoe/kayak landings with parking and toilets.
- Official landing rulesDesignated Brule River landings only
Wisconsin DNR says paddlers on the Bois Brule must launch and land only at allowed designated canoe landings, must secure containers and trash, and must carry wearable PFDs.
- Route characterDoodlebug Rapids and Co-Op Park Rapids
Wisconsin Trail Guide describes Doodlebug Rapids soon after the put-in, a developed Highway 2 landing, the Meadows reach, Casey Creek, Co-Op Park Rapids by Copper Range Campground, and two more class I pitches before Pine Tree Landing.
- DNR corridor timingHighway 2 to Pine Tree: four hours
Wisconsin DNR lists Highway 2 to Pine Tree as a four-hour Brule River State Forest landing-to-landing trip, supporting the public access corridor within this longer Bois Brule Landing-to-Pine Tree route.
- Cold-water characterCool spring-fed flow
Wisconsin DNR describes the Bois Brule as sustained by a steady flow of cool spring water.
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