GOOSEBERRY 7 miles to North Shore Trail

FALLS Skunk Creek 0.5 k. STATE PARK 1.0 k. 0.5 k. 0.5 k. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Gooseberry 0.2 k.

Gooseberry Falls State Park R iver 0.4 k. 3206 Highway 61 1.2 k. Two Harbors, MN 55616 0.7 k. 1.0 k. (218) 834-3855 0.5 k. 0.6 k. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us WINTER TRAILS 0.5 k. 0.5 k. VISITOR FAVORITES Cross-country Ski 0.5 k. 0.8 k. Fifth • Scenic rocky gorge where water Snowmobile Falls 0.4 k. 0.2 k. plunges over a series of 30-foot 0.1 k. waterfalls Snowshoe 0.1 k. • shoreline with 15 miles BAY, to SILVER well-exposed ancient lava flow FACILITIES 0.1 k. 0.4 k. • “Castle in the Park” stone wall Cross-country Ski Trails & other historic CCC buildings Visitor Center easy 0.6 k. 0.4 k. 0.5 k. 1.1 k. • Gateway Plaza overlooks and Information/Office more difficult outdoor signs for kids by kids most difficult 61 N • River View, Gitchi Gummi & Interpretive Center elsens Creek Fifth Falls trails ADA Accessible • Superior Hiking Trail acces Upper s Picnic Area Falls • Connection to paved Gitchi Gami bike trail Overlook 3.0 k. Middle Lake & Lower Superior Campground Falls FACILITIES AND Upper 0.7 k. Gateway River Falls Plaza Agate Beach FEATURES Group Camp Middle & erry seb Lower oo • 1687 total park acreage Waterfall Falls G Gateway • Visitor Center with Nature Store Plaza Parking ay hw ig & Trail Center H ng 0.3 k. ADA accessibility lo A • 69 semi-modern & 3 group Amphitheater g in trail shown in this k 0.4 k. ar P Rest campsites near Lake Superior inset map. Other park o 1.2 k. N Area Trail Shelter trails are shown on • 18 miles of year-round trails Visitor the full-scale map. Center Picnic Flow • 3 picnic areas Nature Store 2 sites 61 ADA Accessible • Seasonal naturalist program Trailer Dump Station • Trout fishing Private Property Camper to Registration Public Use Prohibited Rest TWO HARBORS, LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? Area 12 miles The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, 1687 total park acreage 1.4 k. state and county lands with their recreational facilities. 1 site Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are ADA Accessible available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR regional offices, state parks and major Pebble Creek sporting and map stores. 0 0.5 1 Kilometer NORTH Because lands exist within the boundaries of this Check it out - you'll be glad you did. park that are not under the jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check with the park manager if you plan 0 0.5 1 Mile to use facilities such as trails and roads other © 9/2008 by State of Minnesota, than those shown. Department of Natural Resources and Lower Falls and south of the GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Rocky Lake Gooseberry River along Lake Superior. Superior shoreline and five waterfalls (The lava flows are also the Gateway Plaza Area Upper Falls highlight Gooseberry Falls State Park’s “birthplaces” of Lake Superior agates.) Note: Winter trails pass under Highway 61. landscape. Waterfalls can be viewed About two million years ago, glaciers GOOSEBERRY FALLS near the Highway 61 bridge and in the advanced into the region. As they STATE PARK gorge. Here the Gooseberry River tum- ground across the area, they changed Duluth • bles over the 30-foot Upper Falls into a the landscape dramatically. About Highway 61 bridge pool, glides to the two-tiered Middle 10,000 years ago the last glacier melted Gateway Plaza and Lower Falls, plunging 60 feet to the back, filling the infant Lake Superior Minneapolis/ last pool, and then meanders through a and beginning the erosional process St. Paul • valley to Lake Superior. that creates waterfalls. Today, water, WINTER TRAILS wind, and weather continue to shape ADA Trail Trails lead along the Gooseberry River, the North Shore. Snowmobile Lake Superior shoreline, and through X-Country Ski to Visitor Center Middle Falls mixed evergreen, aspen, and birch for- Snowshoe HISTORY: The area known as Goose- ests. In the 1890s, the park was covered GOOSEBERRY berry Falls State Park is intricately tied FACILITIES with gigantic white pines. Along most to human use of Lake Superior. At Interpretive Signs park trails, visitors find remnants of FALLS different times, the Cree, the Dakotah, ADA Accessible pine stumps from timber cutting in the and the Ojibwe lived along the North Overlook region. Some disjunct populations of STATE PARK Shore. As early as 1670, the Gooseberry Lower arctic-alpine plants can be found because Falls Waterfall River appeared on explorer maps. The FOR MORE INFORMATION the local climate is moderated by Lake river was either named after French Gooseberry Falls State Park Superior (generally temperatures are 10 explorer Sieur des Groseilliers or after wall. They also laid out the original • Park only in designated parking areas. 3206 Highway 61 degrees F warmer in the winter and 10 Two Harbors, MN 55616 the Anishinabe Indian name “Shab-on- campground, picnic grounds, and trails. • Park permits are not required for the degrees F cooler in the summer than (218) 834-3855 im-i-kan-i-sibi,” both, when translated, In 1937, the area officially became Goose- visitor center/wayside rest area. inland areas of Northeastern Minnesota). refer to gooseberries. In the 1870s, com- berry Falls State Park. The CCC camps However, to drive to other areas in Department of Natural Resources WILDLIFE: The park has recorded over mercial and sport fishermen began to closed in 1941, but the park’s CCC legacy the park, a vehicle permit is required. Information Center 142 species of birds that nest in or visit use this area. By the 1890s, logging be- lives on. In 1996, the new visitor cen- Permits are available for purchase 500 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 the park, 46 species of mammals, and came the principle use of the land ter/wayside rest and Highway 61 bridge at visitor center and camper registra- ten species of amphibians and reptiles. around the Gooseberry River. In 1900, opened, designed with ties to the CCC. tion office. Of special interest to visitors are white- the Nestor Logging Company built its ♦ (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) SO EVERYONE CAN ENJOY THE PARK... 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) tailed deer that winter in the park in headquarters at the river mouth and a This information is available in groups, herring gulls that establish nest- • The park belongs to all Minnesotans. railway, which was used to carry the alternative format upon request. TDD (Telecommunications ing colonies along the lakeshore, several pine to the lake for rafting to the saw- Treat it with respect and consideration. Device for Deaf) species of Lake Superior salmon and mills. Because of fires and intensive • For your safety and the safety of oth- “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) trout, common loons, black bears, gray logging pressures, the large pine disap- ers, please be careful while exploring 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) the falls area and the park. from programs of the Minnesota Department wolves, and ravens. During fall and peared by the early 1920s. With the rise of Natural Resources is available to all individuals • Pets must be kept on a leash not longer DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us spring many migratory birds can be of North Shore tourism in the 1920s, regardless of race, color, creed or religion, na- than six feet. tional origin, sex, marital status, status with regard State Parks page: www.mnstateparks.info seen because the park is along the North there was a concern that the highly sce- Shore flyway. • Enjoy the animals, but do not ap- to public assistance, sexual orientation, age or nic North Shore would be accessible to disability. Discrimination inquires should be sent only the rich. As a result, the state legis- proach or feed them. GEOLOGY: • Leave rocks and plants where they to the Minnesota Department of Natural Re- Geologists have determined lature authorized preservation of the sources, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155- GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK that about one billion years ago, the area around Gooseberry Falls in 1933. are. They make up much of the park’s 4031; or the Equal Opportunity Office, Depart- is located in Minnesota’s North Shore earth began to split apart along the area The following year, the Civilian Conser- beauty. Do not collect them. ment of the Interior, Washington, Minnesota Highlands near Two Harbors. Take U.S. now known as the North Shore. Lava vation Corps (CCC) began to develop • Except for registered campers, the D.C. 20240.” Highway 61 northeast from Two Har- flowed out onto the earth and cooled to the park. CCC crews built the park’s park is closed from 10:00 P.M. until bors to the park (about 13 miles). High- form volcanic bedrock. Several lava 8:00 A.M. Loud noises or other distur- stone and log buildings and the 300-foot DEPARTMENT OF way map index: N-9. flows can be seen at the Upper, Middle, bances are prohibited after 10:00 P.M. © 9/2008 by State of Minnesota, NATURAL RESOURCES long “Castle in the Park” stone retaining Department of Natural Resources DNR Maps