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The Cloquet Valley State Forest encompasses 327,098 acres (1,323.7 km 2); 48,384 acres (195.8 km 2) of which (or 15%) are Minnesota Department of Natural Resources forestry administered lands. Located in southeast Saint Louis County , the Cloquet Valley State Forest is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of Duluth and 25 miles (40 km ...
Camping: Big Island Campground: 34 wooded sites (17 with electrical hookups), 1 camper cabin. White Fox Campground: 59 open sites (15 electrical). Little Island Pioneer Group Camp: 50 person capacity, tenting only. New York Point Group Camp: Tent or vehicle camping with access to kitchen/mess hall & showers/restrooms. 4 backpacking sites.
The Minnesota Historical Society operates sites within some of them. The park system began in 1891 with Itasca State Park when a state law was adopted to "maintain intact, forever, a limited quantity of the domain of this commonwealth...in a state of nature." [3] Minnesota's state park system is the second oldest in the United States, after New ...
Cleary Lake Regional Park; Clifton E. French Regional Park; Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park; Crow-Hassan Park Reserve; Eagle Lake Regional Park; Elm Creek Park Reserve; Fish Lake Regional Park; Gale Woods Farm; Glen Lake Golf and Practice Center; Historic Murphy’s Landing; Hyland Lake Park Reserve; Lake Minnetonka Regional Park; Lake Rebecca ...
There are eight established campgrounds in the forest, including two horse campgrounds; additionally backcountry camping is an option. Trails include 60 miles (97 km) available for horseback riding, hiking, mountain biking, and Class I and II all-terrain vehicle use.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has been interested in adding the Schech Mill to the park, but the family that has owned it since 1887 has preferred to operate the mill privately as a tourist attraction. [6] In the mid-1990s Beaver Creek Valley State Park was caught in a dispute between fishing and birdwatching interests. To ...
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Lake Florence Dam, Stewartville, Minnesota – Root River (built 1910s, damaged 1993, removed 1994 - Lake Florence no longer exists) [14] Meeker Island Lock and Dam – Mississippi River (built 1907, became obsolete and removed 1920) [17] Mill Pond Dam, Appleton, Minnesota – Pomme de Terre River (removed after being damaged in a 1997 flood) [18]