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Sylvania Outfitters, Inc. is located just 1 mile west of Watersmeet, in the rugged and beautiful area known as Michigan's Upper Peninsula.  For nearly thirty years Sylvania Outfitters has been provisioning outdoor enthusiasts with camping, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and trekking supplies for excursions into the SylvaniaYour headquarters for camping and canoeing the Northwoods! Wilderness Area and the surrounding Ottawa National Forest. Personal concern that your wilderness adventure is as good as it gets at Sylvania Outfitters.  We will customize your trip requirements so that you can fully enjoy the beauty, solitude, and wonder that awaits within the Sylvania Wilderness Area and the Ottawa National Forest.

There is much to explore and experience in the Sylvania Wilderness Area of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Sylvania Outfitters knows how to get you there...and back! This web site is designed to get you the information you need so that when you call or stop by you will have a good idea of the services Sylvania  Outfitters provide, plus a refined knowledge of the protocol and regulations required when visiting the Sylvania Wilderness area. The Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area retains a wildness and unspoiled beauty that few public environs possess.  Its natural solitude and character remains today because dedicated people cared enough in the past to insist on protecting it.  If you visit here, you must respect and protect what others have done before you to make this a very special place for plant, animal, and human interaction.  Those who visit here bring away with them memories of the Natural World as it might have been long before Europeans began their explorations of the area. Enjoy!!


Hello!  I'm Bob Zelinski and I have operated Sylvania Outfitters, Inc. for over thirty years. My outfitting base is located just one mile west of Watersmeet, Michigan on U. S. Highway 2.  Open 7 days a week to help you with all your canoeing and camping plans, I am at your service from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the summer. My objective is to be here for you not only to rent equipment, but to be your base of operations, your troubleshooter and your link to the beautiful Northwoods.
    I would highly recommend making a reservation before you arrive, especially if you have a large group.  Give me a call at 906-358-4766 and I will make your connection to the woods and waters of the Northwoods a simple matter.  I can set you up, get you in, and get you out.  All you have to do is canoe and camp with respect and care, and come back again soon! If you have any questions not answered by this web site, call us. We would be happy to discuss how you, too, can enjoy the unique beauty of the Sylvania Wilderness Area and the Ottawa National Forest.  And come visit us in the Winter, too!  Just outside our door here at Sylvania Outfitters there are over 20 miles of groomed trails through the ice-covered lakes and woodlands of the Ottawa National Forest. These are great trails...I know because I groom them!


Sylvania Outfitters is the only 'Special Use Permit' holder for providing any canoe trips into the Sylvania Wilderness and Recreation Area and the surrounding Ottawa National Forest.  If you are planning just a simple day trip or an extended excursion into the Northwoods, we can provide you with the maps, canoes, freeze-dried food, Complete Outfitting Food Option, special gear, and get it all to your drop off point. Our large inventory of Aluminum Grumman canoes, Royalex-Old Town canoes, Royalex River canoes, Souris River kevlar canoes, Kayaks, and Old Town Sport Rowboats accommodate your style of camping and exploring.  Fishing licenses are available, plus a good selection of tackle designed for the crystal clear lakes and rivers of Sylvania and the Ottawa National Forest. If you fly to the Land-O-Lakes, Wisconsin Airport we can pick you up and drop you off for $20.

Parents!  If your child is part of a group supervised
 by someone other than yourself, please see the
PARENT/GUARDIAN
PERMISSION FORM

In our store we sell canoe and camping supplies, fishing licenses, lures and maps. 
We have an excellent selection of Backpacker's Pantry products... Gourmet, Freeze-Dried Backpacking Food

Reservations should always be made if possible!   Call us at Sylvania Outfitters... 906-358-4766

A deposit of $20 for each watercraft will hold your watercraft rental.   Upon arrival, the deposit will become your security deposit, refunded when you return the equipment after your trip.  A deposit of $100 is required for complete outfitting.  Cancellation notice must be given 48 hours prior to your arrival for a deposit refund.

Open 7 days a week!   (1 Mile west of Hwy. 45)

SUMMER HOURS
8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

SPRING/FALL HOURS
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

WINTER HOURS
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Sylvania Outfitters, Inc.
E23423 U.S. Hwy. 2
Watersmeet, MI 49969
Phone: 1-906-358-4766


Rates and Information  Sylvania Outfitters Complete Information and Rates
Sylvania Wilderness reservation information  Information/Reservations for Sylvania Wilderness and Ottawa National Forest

Very nice map of Sylvania Wilderness  The Big Map of the  Sylvania Wilderness Area

View our prepacked meals menu   Prepacked Meals For 2 or 4 Persons

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Sylvania Wilderness Cabins Watersmeet, MI...  Area website Hunt's Guide To the Upper Peninsula

Our store carries Backpacker's Pantry products...
 
Gourmet, Freeze-Dried Backpacking Food

Sylvania Wilderness Cabins Watersmeet, MI Information Hunt's Guide To The
Upper Peninsula of Michigan

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