JAY COOKE 35 2 miles JAY COOKE NORTH 1 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 1 STATE PARK Miles STATE PARK 0 .1 .2 .3 .4 .5 1 Kilometers 20 WINTER FACILITIES CLOQUET AND FEATURES 0.9 k 5 miles 0.9 k Oak CLOSED • 5 Camper Cabins 1.2 k 210 151 1.2 mi • Winter campsites (tent & Tr 21 ail T 24 rail 16 Portage AD downtown electric) 0.3 k 0.6 k Grand 15 RO DULUTH • Backpacking campsites Triangle 22 12 miles 45 HEMLOCK CLOSED • Two picnic areas, one at 0.9 k Fond Because lands exist within the boundaries RAVINE Trail 25 du lac of this park that are not under the SCIENTIFIC & Trails 19 ROAD Dam scenic Oldenburg Point, Thomson Dam NATURAL 0.6 k jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check with the Creek 0.5 k park manager if you plan to use facilities AREA 23 one on the St. Louis River CARLTON 17 UMD Kayak such as trails and roads other than those 14 • Heated shelter and flush 210 Center THOMSON shown. ail 0.3 k State Tr 18 Willard 1 Munger 0.8 k toilets 0.4 mi High 1.4 mi • 12 miles of snowmobile 1.3 mi 1.3 k 0.8 k 27 26 Greely 2.0k 1.2 k 13 CarltonTrail Forbay Trail trails Carlton Thomson ROAD CLOSED Cemetery Trail 4 • 32 miles of classic cross Thomson0.7 k 1.9 k 0.7 k 0.5 k T 3 ROAD CLOSED EASTWARD AT THIS 8 C.C.C. rail country ski trails 7 Pine POINT DUE TO FLOOD DAMAGE 1 Trail 0.3 k 5 12 54 6 2 3.4k • 10 miles of snowshoe trails 0.9 k Tr 0.4 k White • Snowshoe rentals 0.4 k ail 1 10 23 9 11 ruce Trail 0.7 k Sp Trail 0.9 k Ogantz CarltonTrail see detail below 29 Tr. Trail 49 VISITOR FAVORITES 28 30 34 0.7 k 33 • St. Louis River valley 32 East Ridge WINTER TRAILS 1.3 k West Ridge Tr. 31 • The Swinging Bridge 0.9 k Oldenburg Willard Munger State Trail Ridge Trails 36 Silver • Thomson Dam and river (snowmobile and cross-country ski) 1.8 k Point 0.6 k 35 0.4 k53 47 B 47A 3.4k gorge Multi-Use 46 Trail MINNESOTA WISCONSIN 1.8 k Cre High Upper • Grand Portage Trail ek Landing Snowmobile Lake Lower 48 Trail (used over 300 years ago!) Summer Trail Sp Lake 0.3 k ruce Snowshoe Willard • Thomson Pioneer 0.7 k Trail 1.7k Cross-Country Ski 45 Cemetery 37 Ash Lost Lake easy Ridge • Scenic drive Munger 44 0.3 k 0.7 k 38 39 • Oldenburg Point more difficult Silver Lost most difficult Tr Creek 43 Lake DOT • Annual candlelite event ail 0.4 k Trail Overlook Superior Hiking Trail 40 1.4 k State 0.4 k 37 Trail Intersection Numbers 5 k 0. River Inn Visitor Center Area 0.9 k 1 T 42 1.0 k FACILITIES rail 41 1.4 k 0.8 k 0.2 k 210 Park Headquarters Bear - Chase Picnic Area Trails Alex Campground

L a LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? Backpack Campsite veau The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, Trail Shelter 1 0.2 k state and county lands with their recreational Segment facilities. Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are Parking available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR Swinging regional offices, Minnesota state parks and major WRENSHALL sporting and map stores. Bridge Overlook 18 Check it out - you'll be glad you did. Private Property 23 Public Use Prohibited 0.2 k © 2/2014 by State of Minnesota, (except on designated trails) Department of Natural Resources In some seasons, the waters of the St. GEOLOGY: The geological make up of e Electrical Sites Louis River thunder over slabs of Jay Cooke State Park is one of slate, SLATE ancient, exposed rock. At other times, graywacke, and red clay. Streams have Water

they slow to a gentle trickle. Visitors exposed the bedrock in many places. Toilet enjoy the scenic splendor of Jay Cooke Slate beds were formed from original 56 State Park during all seasons. deposits of mud which compacted into Visitor Center 57e Duluth shale. Heat, pressure, and movement BASALT • Telephone 54 JAY COOKE HISTORY: When the 13 colonies were converted the deeply buried shale into (CC1) 55e STATE PARK Camper Cabin developing on the eastern seaboard, slate. Underground movement caused 59e French fur trade was thriving in the Jay the slate and graywacke beds to fold and 53 Minneapolis/ Cooke area. The Dakota Indians and the fracture. Now they are rarely horizontal, 60 St. Paul • French traded for many years. As but dip to the north or south at various 61e 52e

westward expansion increased, the angles. 51 Ojibway drove the Dakota out to the 62 plains. Shortly after, disputes broke out Some time after the original deformation, 64e 50e 49 JAY COOKE between the French and the British over masses of molten rock forced through 63 fur trapping rights. Eventually the fur fractures in the beds. Upon cooling, these 48e trade died down and only a few small intrusions formed black diabase dikes. AGATE STATE PARK settlements remained. Visitors see these dikes in the river bed today. FOR MORE INFORMATION Many years later, the railroads reached Jay Cooke State Park northern Minnesota. The “iron horse” Near the center of the park, the slate 3e 780 Highway 210 brought substantial numbers of immigrant exposures end abruptly, and the river GABBRO farmers northward. Although much land flows in a broad gorge with red clay Carlton, MN 55718 SHALE (218) 384-4610 surrounding the park was cleared, the banks. This red clay was deposited by  rough terrain was never successfully Glacial Lake Duluth, an ancient lake that 2e NORTH Department of Natural Resources cleared for farming. once flooded the St. Louis River Valley. Information Center 500 Lafayette Road Jay Cooke State Park was established in INTERPRETIVE PROGRAMS: Visitors 1e 1915 when the St. Louis River Power interested in learning about the natural Hwy. 210 St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 JAY COOKE STATE PARK Company donated 2,350 acres of land. In and human history of the park should (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) WINTER CAMPGROUND MAP 1945, the state purchased additional land. check the bulletin boards at the River Inn 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) Other sections have been added, giving Interpretive Center, campgrounds and TDD (Telecommunications Jay Cooke State Park its present size. picnic grounds for day and evening They make up much of the park’s • Build fires only in fire rings provided. Device for Deaf) programs. The park naturalist conducts a beauty. Do not collect them. • Group permit rates available. (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) WILDLIFE: The promise of food and variety of programs year-round. • Information on the use of sanitary • Daily or annual permits are required 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) protection make Jay Cooke State Park an facilities, boating, navigation, and for all vehicles entering a state park. SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE PARK ... mndnr.gov/parksandtrails important wintering area for white-tailed water safety is available from the park They may be purchased at the Park deer. Deer, black bear, timber wolf, • The park belongs to all Minnesotans. manager. Office or the Information Center in St. coyote are among the largest of 46 Treat it with respect and consideration. • Park only in designated parking areas. Paul (see “FOR MORE JAY COOKE STATE PARK is located animals species in the park. The pileated • Hunting in the park is prohibited. • The park is closed from 10:00 P.M. until INFORMATION” to left). three miles east of Carlton, Minnesota, woodpecker, marsh hawk, and great blue • Pets must be kept on a leash no longer 8:00 A.M. except in campgrounds and on State Trunk Highway 210 in Carlton heron are just a few of 181 species of than six feet. cabin areas. Loud noises or other This information is available in County. State highway map index: L-10. alternative format upon request. birds that nest or feed in the park. • Motorized vehicles may not use park disturbances are prohibited after 10:00 Sixteen species of reptiles and amphib- trails. P.M. The rugged land formations of Jay Cooke “The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources ians are found in the park—none are • Camp only in designated areas. State Park enhance the beauty of the • Enjoy the animals, but do not approach is an Equal Opportunity Employer” poisonous. • Do not gather firewood from the forest hardwood forests. The water-eroded or feed them. Minnesota floor. Firewood is for sale at the Park gorge, steep valleys, and massive rock • Leave rocks and plants where they are. Please remember that these animals are Headquarters. formations are seen throughout the park. © 2/2014 by State of Minnesota, wild. Do not approach them. Department of Natural Resources DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES