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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
