Pete Miller Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road in Pine Island State Forest that branches off Ben Linn Landing Forest Road north of Big Falls.
Pete Miller Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road inside Pine Island State Forest, north of Big Falls. The county’s brown routed-letter sign marks where it leaves Ben Linn Landing Forest Road, about two and a half miles in from Daugherty Road and about a mile and a half before that road reaches Ben Linn Landing on the Big Fork River.
It is a forest road through state land, so check with Koochiching County Land and Forestry about its condition and where it leads before heading in.
Ben Linn Landing Forest Road is a 4.1-mile DNR state forest road in Pine Island State Forest, running from Daugherty Road north of Big Falls to Ben Linn Landing on the Big Fork River.
Ben Linn Landing Forest Road is a Minnesota DNR state forest road in Pine Island State Forest, north of Big Falls. The DNR lists it as road 0948, a system forest road of about 4.1 miles looked after by its Littlefork Area forestry office. It starts where Town Road 57 meets Daugherty Road, at the DNR’s brown routed-letter sign, runs north, then curves west to the Big Fork River.
The road ends at Ben Linn Landing, a carry-in access at river mile 43 with a grassy clearing and a watercraft campsite. Two Koochiching County forest roads branch off along the... Read more
Grand Falls, the Big Fork River rapids at Big Falls that named the town, seen from the overlook at the municipal campground, with the Blue Ox Trail bridge downstream.
Grand Falls is the stretch of rapids on the Big Fork River at Big Falls that gives the town its name, where the river drops over broad shelves of bedrock in a long run of whitewater. The overlook on the west bank is reached from the Big Falls Municipal Campground, and the Blue Ox Trail bridge and the Big Falls (E) public water access are a short walk downstream.
Big Falls School Forest, signed off County Highway 31 east of Big Falls: a working red pine forest with a gravel forest road and a recent harvest block.
The Big Falls School Forest is signed with a routed wooden sign off County Highway 31 east of Big Falls. A gravel forest road runs south from the sign through red pine plantation, past a recently harvested block being left to regenerate. It is a working forest: expect logging traffic and no facilities.
Gallagher Road is a gravel forest road running east from Old Galvin Lane in the woods south of International Falls, marked by a small routed-letter sign at the junction.
Gallagher Road is a gravel forest road that leaves Old Galvin Lane at a wooded junction south of International Falls and runs east through aspen, birch and spruce. A small brown routed-letter sign on a post marks the turn; maps spell the road Galleger, the sign says Gallagher. Beaver Brook runs a short way to the northeast.
It belongs to the web of logging and forest roads in the country south of the Rat Root River. Expect gravel, no services and no signage beyond the name. The neighbouring Galvin Road carries a posted rule of dry or frozen conditions only,... Read more
Galvin Road is a Molpus Timberlands logging haul road south of International Falls, open to light public vehicle traffic at your own risk in dry or frozen conditions.
Galvin Road is a logging haul road in the forest lands south of the Rat Root River, south of International Falls, maintained by Molpus Timberlands Management, LLC. The white sign at the entrance sets the terms in the company’s own words: light vehicle traffic by the public is permitted at your own risk during dry or frozen conditions, and abuse of this privilege may result in the permanent closure of the road to public vehicle traffic.
Read that as a road for dry summer weather or hard winter frost, not for spring or the days after a rain. It is... Read more
Blueberry Forest Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road in the Pinetop area between Mizpah and Wildwood, part of the county forest road network.
Blueberry Forest Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road in the Pinetop area, between Mizpah and Wildwood northeast of Northome. The county’s brown routed-letter sign marks the entrance, reading BLUEBERRY FOREST ROAD, KOOCHICHING COUNTY, LAND AND FORESTRY. It stands at the edge of a recent harvest where young aspen and willow are coming back thick, with the older aspen stand behind. Maps carry the shorter name Blueberry Road; the sign uses the county’s longer form.
County forest roads are open to recreational use and see log trucks in season. Expect sand and gravel, no services, and an active... Read more
Dusty Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road off County Road 77 north of Big Falls, open to foot travel and ATVs and closed to highway vehicles when wet.
Dusty Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road that leaves County Road 77 in the county forest north of Big Falls and runs straight into aspen and birch as a mowed, grassy two-track. The county’s brown routed-letter sign at the entrance reads DUSTY ROAD, KOOCH CO. FORESTRY, and the green sign beneath it sets the rules: foot travel and ATV use are welcome, and the road is closed to highway vehicles when wet to protect the road bed.
County forest lands like this one are multiple-use public land, managed for recreation, wildlife and timber by Koochiching County Land... Read more
A free Chippewa National Forest campground two miles northwest of Wirt, with drive-in sites among birch and white pine and carry-in access to Noma Lake.
Noma Lake Campground is a Chippewa National Forest campground two miles northwest of Wirt on County Road 31, south of the Koochiching County line in Itasca County and an easy drive from International Falls. The sites are drive-in, on short gravel spurs a few steps off the road. The Forest Service now lists it as a backcountry site, which here means no fee, no reservations and no services rather than a hike in; there is a vault toilet.
The sites sit in a stand of paper birch and white pine, each with a picnic table and a steel fire ring... Read more
Smallpox Forest Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road running two miles off Wildwood Road east of Northome, inside Pine Island State Forest.
Smallpox Forest Road is a Koochiching County Land and Forestry road east of Northome, inside Pine Island State Forest. It leaves Wildwood Road at a T-junction marked by the county’s brown routed-letter sign and runs a little over two miles east-northeast through aspen and pine before it dead-ends. Every parcel along it is state land administered by the Minnesota DNR, and the road is part of the county forest road network open to recreational use.
The name is the road’s one claim to fame. There is a road officially named Smallpox in Koochiching County, and no documented burial ground: no... Read more
Arden Island (R4) is a boat-in tent campsite on a small Rainy Lake island in Voyageurs National Park.
Arden Island is a boat-in campsite — site R4 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park. The small island site is reached only by water; a floating dock serves as the boat landing, and a brown Park Service marker, a picnic table, and a bear-proof food locker sit in the clearing above the rock.
Like the park’s other small frontcountry campsites, it holds up to nine people and comes with tent pads, a fire ring, a picnic table, bear-proof food lockers, and a vault privy. Campfires and pets are allowed. An overnight stay requires a reservation and printed permit... Read more
The Black Bay Beaver Pond Trail is a 1.2-mile boat-in hiking trail in Voyageurs National Park, reached by water a mile from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.
The Black Bay Beaver Pond Trail is a boat-in hiking trail in Voyageurs National Park, reached by boating about a mile from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center to a day-use dock on Black Bay of Rainy Lake. A brown Park Service trailhead sign marks the landing, where there is also a vault toilet; pets are not allowed on the trail.
The narrow dirt path runs 1.2 miles round trip — rated moderate, about 30 to 60 minutes — through northern pines and hardwoods and across rock ridges, with a few short, steep climbs and descents over rock and roots. It... Read more
Little Cedar Island is a boat-in day-use picnic site on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, no reservation required.
Little Cedar Island is a boat-in day-use site on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, an easy island stop for a picnic. An orange-and-white Park Service marker with a picnic-table symbol reads ‘Little Cedar Island,’ and gravel paths and a short boardwalk lead among the pines to picnic tables, a fire ring, a vault-toilet building, and a floating dock where boats tie up.
The park’s day-use sites — there are 33 of them in the frontcountry — have dock or beach access, picnic areas, and outdoor privies, and unlike the campsites they need no reservation or permit. It is one... Read more
Cranberry Bay (R48) is a designated houseboat mooring site on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park.
Cranberry Bay is a designated houseboat site — site R48 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, marked by a brown Park Service post on a low bedrock point with a metal fire ring on the rock. The Park Service’s own waypoint list records it as an R48 houseboat site, and mooring posts or rings secure boats to the shore.
Voyageurs is one of the few national parks that welcomes houseboats, and its designated houseboat sites offer a beach or rock landing, a fire ring, and moorings. Overnight houseboat stays run May 1 through October 31 and require a... Read more
Alder Creek (R1) is a boat-in tent campsite on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, 7.6 miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.
Alder Creek is a boat-in campsite — site R1 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, about 7.6 miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. It is a small, watercraft-only site for up to nine people on the lake’s bedrock shore.
The site is equipped with two tent pads, a picnic table, a fire ring, two bear-proof food lockers, and an outdoor vault privy. Campfires and pets are allowed; check-in is 3:00 p.m. and check-out is noon. As at all of the park’s frontcountry campsites, an overnight stay requires a reservation and printed permit through Recreation.gov.
Jack Pine Bench (R55) is a boat-in tent campsite on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, eight miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.
Jack Pine Bench is a boat-in campsite — site R55 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, about eight miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. The site has rock access to the water and a brown Park Service marker reading ‘Jack Pine Bench R55’ on the lichen-covered bedrock.
It is a small site for up to nine people, with two 14-foot tent pads, two bear-proof food lockers, a picnic table, a metal fire ring with a cooking grate, and an outdoor vault privy. Campfires and pets are allowed. Every frontcountry site in the park is boat-in... Read more
The Harry Oveson Fish Camp is a preserved 1959 commercial fishing camp on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, open as a boat-in day-use site.
The Harry Oveson Fish Camp is a preserved commercial fishing camp on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, kept by the Park Service as a boat-in day-use site. Two weathered green frame buildings and an ice house stand along the shore, connected to a dock, and visitors can walk the grounds and step inside the ice house. A picnic table, fire ring, benches, and a seasonal restroom make it a good place to stop, and interpretive signs tell the camp’s story.
Harry Oveson was born in Roseau in 1906, moved to International Falls in 1921, served in Alaska during World... Read more
Dove Bay West (R111) is a boat-in tent campsite on the wooded shore of Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park.
Dove Bay West is a boat-in campsite — site R111 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park. It is a small, watercraft-only site for one to nine people, set on the lake’s wooded shore with a seasonal floating dock that is in place through the summer (it may be off before June 1 or after October 1).
The site is equipped with two 14-foot tent pads, two bear-proof food lockers, a picnic table, a fire ring, and a vault privy. Campfires and pets are permitted. Reservations and a printed permit through Recreation.gov are required for every overnight stay, as... Read more
Dryweed Island (R11) is a boat-in tent campsite on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, three miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.
Dryweed Island is a boat-in campsite — site R11 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, about three miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center. Boaters tie up at an 8-by-20-foot crib dock with a floating section; the Park Service marker on shore reads ‘Dryweed Island.’
The small site holds up to nine people and comes with two tent pads, two bear-proof food lockers, a picnic table, a fire ring, and an outdoor vault privy. Campfires and pets are allowed. A separate site, Dryweed Island North (R73), sits farther up the same island with sand access and... Read more
Channel View (R100) is a boat-in tent campsite on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, 2.2 miles by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center.
Channel View is a boat-in campsite — designated site R100 — on Rainy Lake in Voyageurs National Park, a short 2.2-mile run by water from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center east of International Falls. The brown Park Service marker on the rock reads ‘Channel View R100,’ and a new timber dock and stone steps lead up to a red-pine bench above the water.
It is a small site, set up for up to nine people, with two 14-foot tent pads, two bear-proof food lockers, a picnic table, a metal fire ring with a cooking grate, and a vault privy. Like... Read more
