MINNESOTA Warroad ONTARIO Lake of the Woods 17 10 Enstrom 11 WMA Lost Lake of the Woods 2 Prosper River WMA 35 Willow 11 11 South Shore 5 11 WMA Prosper State ROSEAU CO Lake WMA Salol 12 12 Cr. Forest of 2 Mandus Cedar Bend Cr. Zippel Bay 11 LAKE OF THE WOODS CO the WMA Swift State Park Pine & Curry Islands SNA 12 Woods 13 17 Zippel 4 West East 34 Four Mile Bay East 8 8 WMA Branch 140 WMA 2 20 124 12 12 12 Br. State 9 5 Br. 12 8 8 2 Warroad 11 Forest 12 4 Hackett 129 White’s Warroad 2 141 Corner Roosevelt 13 River 172

Cr. 2 2 17 Graceton Bog C A N A D A 2 Clear Graceton Bog NW F.R. Bdry. Tomato WMA

5 River Tangnes F.R. Creek WMA 2 WMA

Blueberry Hill Williams 132 Road Rd. Campground

Roosevelt - Norris F.R. 13 River Rusch’s Williams Graceton Bog For. Corner Tangnes Cole F.R. Forest Road Wabanica Krull Cr. Rainy For. 9 126 Area with 2 73 Limitations

Wobbles 11 126 126 Bear Clear River 14 WMA Bednar Creek Road Staging Area Ditch 10 F.R. Graceton 6 Road Bednar Carp Pit Sportsmen’s Area Hooper Cr. WMA Forest Forest River

Forest Road Rd. 13 Perry Pit Thompson Schwartz Road 172 Forest Road River

13 R. Bemis Hill F. Cecil’s For. Winter Landing Carps Rd. 39 Krull For. Rd. Road Pencer Pitt Baudette 20 138 Bemis Hill Root Lake Campground Luxemberg Road Winter 11

F.R. Peatland SNA Tofte For. Rd. Road Mud Winter Road 2 4 35 Lake Lake 14 9 Forest Peatland 6 138 Six Mile Grade Forest River 3 1 128 Trapper Luxemberg Lk. Pete’s 3 72 Former River F.R. Spooner Post Office Black’s Winter Road Noyes F.R. WMA Site SNA Mortenson ThompsonPalsburg Parkway 3 For. Rd. 3 3 Fork Winner Rd. Road

Forest Dick’s For. 4 Creek West River 4 River Rd. Highwood Forest For. E. Area with Limitations

Road For. Hayes Roosevelt - Norris Forest Road Lake 1 5 WMA Nelson Aichele 19 W. Highwood Norris Peppermint Hayes Lake Red Lake WMA Nelson of the State Park Headquarters Historic CCC For. Camp HQ Forest Rd. Area with Norris Camp Limitations Peatland SNA 1181 Woods Road

Road Baudette 19 Elkwood Winner Cemetery Creek State Carp Hansen Norris Brown’s Faunce Silo Axel Olson’s Lake Corner Road Campground Faunce Gravel Skime WMA Winner 1182 Pit Swamp Cemetery Forest Road

Neheim F.R. Cox - Coyour North Road Faunce Fire Tow er Forest Memorial Airfield Forest Former Forest WMA Winner Faunce

Stott’s F.R. Butterfield Morehouse Townsite Hogsback Campground - Santa Loop O’Brien Forest Beaver Fork Dam Beaver Dam 1 Neheim R. F. Cemetery Road E. Hogsback F. R. Fourtown - Grygla ATV Trail Anna 18 Cemetery Penturen Forest Pitt Grade Forest Road Skime Wildewood 9 Post Penturen Rd. For. WMA Mary’s Office Summer Cemetery F. R. Road Road Site 18 Elkwood F. R. 18 F. R. Parkway McAdams Penturen Mulligan Church & Stoney Skime 1118 Roseau Cemetery Lake Canning F. R. Corners River Dick’s Peatland ROSEAU CO 1184 87 SNA Forest BELTRAMI CO Lost Road Lake Rd. 72 Thief Mulligan Lake For. 16 Mulligan Spina Road Roseau Lake Lake Gustafson’s 134 Peatland Camp SNA 146 Lake Con - Con ATV Trail SNA Lundeen Bridge Forest 1 River 54 Wapiti WMA Morehouse Forest Road North Road Hamilton Rapid Farm 1185 Rapid Carp Faunce Cemetery Gladen’s WMA Camp 1 Bridge River Dike Road Forest WMA Br. Thief West River Bankton Bankton Lake North North WMA Red Rapid N. Moose Forest Branch West Bankton Bankton Moose River Forest Cemetery Road East Townsite 706 Gash’s Moose River Corner Gates Corner 77 McDonagh

Forest Road Road Corner Creek

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Pitt Grade WMA Moose Oaks Corner Rapid Konigson’s Rulien Corner Schuh Bridge Bridge Pepin 77 River Bridge Forest Creek 54 Parkway Rapid Wapiti River River Branch Peet’s WMA South 77 Grygla Bridge Troy WMA Chase’s WMA Creek 72 WMA 701 Dick’s

BELTRAMI COBELTRAMI Peet’s Homestead Rako Schilling Townsite Dam Miller LAKE OF THE WOODS CO Lake of the Woods

Beltrami Boundary Island For. St. 701 State Forest LAKE OF THE WOODS CO Thief Road BELTRAMI CO Fourtown - Grygla River ATV Trail 55 44 Moose River Dike Rapid River Forest Muskrat 703 Falls Corner Linder Mertz’s 44 1116 Corner See the other side 54 BELTRAMI CO Benville WMA MARSHALL CO for a vegetation Red Lake WMA Peatlands and cover type map SNA-East 702 Former Malcolm Red Lake Peatlands SNA - West Townsite of the 702 Red Lake WMA Grygla 89 Fourtown 1112 - Grygla ATV Trail Carmel Four 89 Tow n Big Bog 700 705 Gun Steenerson Whet WMA Red Lake Peatlands State 700 Dog 700 WMA 89 SNA - West Recreation WMA WMA Saw Wolf 1115 Area Espelie Trail WMA Fireweed Willow Run 707 WMA Trail (North Unit) 54 Con - Con ATV Trail WMA 72 Thorhult 2 42 42 Thorhult 42 Thorhult

WMA Carmelee Lee Sem WMA WMA 1113 Hamre WMA Blanchard Waskish

MARSHALL CO 89 PENNINGTON CO Red Lake Indian Reservation 64 64 Reiner Big Bog State WMA 5 Rusch’s Recreation Area Bemis Hill Area Warroad Corner — South Unit Tangnes For. Rd. 28 1149

63 01 2 1152 1153

BELTRAMI COBELTRAMI SCALE IN MILES 126 Harker’s 1 Clear River Upper Red Lake 100 1 126 Area with Staging Area Limitations Wobbles Forest Road Road Field 1151 Beach 1143 Rd. Forest Red Agassiz LEGEND Bear River Bednar For. Lake

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13 R.Bemis Hill F. Creek Perry Bernard’s State WMA Pit Thompson Forest 89 State Highways Rd. Schwartz Forest 13 Road 44 Bemis Hill For. Orchard Trail County Roads 1139 Pasture Campground Calf Smith 111 1135 Road Township Roads 1144 20 138 Winner Root & State Forest System Roads (open to all 23 Black’s Forest

motorized vehicles unless signed closed to ATVs) Luxemberg Stacey Peatland SNA F

Road .R. Minimum Maintenance State Forest Roads Tofte Roosevelt Stanton Carp Pit Sportsmans Area (open to all motorized vehicles - highway licensed 1137 Mud vehicles travel at your own risk) 9 1131 Lake 138 Hills Forest Cr. 012 ATV/OHM Trails only 128 17 Lake (open to class I and class II ATVs) Hammer Luxemberg Lake F. R. SCALE IN MILES Former River Post Office Site Hunter Walking Trails 1133 Tomato Mortenson Thompson Palsburg Forest Road Hiking, Biking & Horseback Trails Road Grover Blueberry Hill Campground Creek Snowmobile Trails 1127 Snow Road Roosevelt - Norris Forest Road 11 Forest Forest Road Williams

Forest 4 River Dicks Parkway Forest Road Highwood DNR Office Campground Forest East of Road Hayes Road Parking Horse Camp WMA Forest Highwood Cole 1176 19 Winner the West Williams Picnic Area Group Camp Hayes Lake Krull State Park 1164 Rest Rooms Camper Cabin 1165 Forest 2 Area with 1175 Black’s Norris Camp Swimming Sliding Hill Limitations Peatland SNA Boat Ramp Shooting Range 19 Woods Elkwood Creek 1177 Winner Cemetery Hansen 1174 Carry-in Access Fire Tower Silo Winner Forest Carp Pit Sportsmans Area 1173 Cemetery Road Axel Olson’s Road Fishing Pier Shelter Corner North Bednar 1170 State Former Historic Site Wayside Rest Winner Townsite Butterfield Forest Road 1169 Morehouse Carp Pit

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Public Land in Neheim F.R. Carps Forest 1180 Forest Beaver Road Loop Beltrami Island Tribal Land Fork Dam Forest Stott’s F.R. Neheim Fourtown - Grygla ATV Trail 18 State Forest Cemetery 1179 Krull Forest Road

Penturen Penturen Forest Road Post Private Land in 9 Mary’s Summer State Scientific Road Office Beltrami Island Site F. R. Mulligan & Natural Areas 18 Lake State Forest Road Elkwood F. R. Peatland McAdams SNA Land outside of State Wildlife Penturen Skime 1118 Roseau River Church & Winter Beltrami Island Management Cemetery Red State Forest Area Land ROSEAU CO 2 BELTRAMI CO Road Other State Park Land Winter State Forests Lake Lake Road Six Mile Grade Lake

Area with Areas of Limitation Limitations (See text side for more information) Road Peatland SNA WMA Winter Road Con - Con ATV Trail North Forest River 3 012 34 Wapiti WMA 54 SCALE IN MILES Morehouse Forest Road Parkway

North Moose Nelson Forest Road River Dike

Dicks About the Forest Snowmobile Trails Size: 669,000 acres Year Created: 1931 firewood alert! SMOKEY SAYS~ Beltrami Many miles of grants-in-aid snowmobile trails including It is illegal to bring firewood into a the Beltrami Island State Forest Trails - sections 1,2 & 3, Forest Landscape: Much of this forest area was once Other Recreational Opportunities in state park or state forest unless it is: an island in glacial Lake Agassiz. The shorelines of this ancient Lake of the Woods Trails, Fourtown Trails, and Pelan Trails Island glacial lake created several low sandy ridges that extend in a the Beltrami Island area: purchased from the DNR crisscross the area. general northwest-southeast direction in the forest. The ridges purchased from an approved vendor Alcohol, nighttime driving, and high speeds today are covered with pine and are surrounded by large areas Zippel Bay State Park: Located on the shore of Lake are the main causes of snowmobile fatalities. State Forest of low flatlands and peat bogs. kiln-dried, unstained, unpainted of the Woods, the park features a long sandy beach. It also has dimensional lumber free of metal Conservation officers remind snowmobilers: facilities for fishing including a boat ramp, boat harbor, docks, or other foreign objects. • Operating a snowmobile while intoxicated A guide to recreational opportunities Management Activities: Timber harvesting, reforestation, picnic areas, and fish cleaning facilities. There are 57 campsites in Minnesota state forests wildlife habitat improvement, and recreational management and trails for hiking, cross-country skiing, and snowmobiling. This restriction is in place to protect our forests from harmful is unlawful. occur in the forest. The DNR also protects the forest and pests that are carried in firewood. For more information • 50 miles per hour is the maximum legal speed for visit www.dnr.state.mn.us/firewood. surrounding areas from wildfires. Hayes Lake State Park: Directly adjacent to Beltrami snowmobiling on frozen public waters and DNR- Island State Forest, this park features an impounded lake on the controlled lands (conditions permitting, when no History: American Indians have lived in the Beltrami Island Roseau River. Facilities include a swimming beach, boat ramp, other restrictions apply). area for more than 10,000 years. Artifacts—including finely two picnic areas, a screened picnic shelter, and a fishing pier. crafted spear points, arrowheads, and fragments of pottery— There are nature trails and other trails designated for hiking, For complete legal information see “Minnesota have been found along the region’s rivers and lakeshores. biking, skiing, and snowmobiling. There are 35 sites in the Snowmobile Safety Laws, Rules, and Regulations,”

campground and two camper cabins. Blue Sky Illustration & Design available from the DNR Information Center and the French explorers arrived in the 1730s, searching for a route to DNR Licensing Bureau. the Pacific. The French stayed on to engage the indigenous Fourtown/Grygla/Consolidated Conservation Be Safe With Campfires! Stay on the trails with peoples in the fur trade, adopting much of the Indian lifeway. ATV Trails: These segmented all-terrain-vehicle (ATV) trails the help of orange The French influence waned after 1760, whereupon the Hudson’s • Let your fire burn out completely to ashes or reassuring blazers, Bay Company exerted British influence through the area. are located on several state wildlife management areas in several Spruce Grouse photo: Brad Bolduan Northwest which are posted American control of the entire Beltrami Island area did not occur counties in northwestern Minnesota. They mostly run along very small coals. county roads, township roads, ditch banks, or existing trails. A along the route. includes until 1818. • Drench the fire with water, stir the ashes and coals, 2007-2008 Season system of grant-in-aid trails (Fourtown/Grygla OHV) connect and wet again. Minnesota Much of northwestern Minnesota was reserved for the Ojibwe these segments of trails on the con-con lands to create a trail Snowmobile Trails Minnesota DEPARTMENT OF Red Lake under the “Old Crossing” Treaty of 1863. The area north of system in excess of 130 miles. Counties have passed an ordinance • Make sure any food, plastics, or foil is packed out as NATURAL RESOURCES Upper Red Lake was ceded to the U.S. government in 1889, but allowing ATVs to operate on the far right side of the travel lane. garbage. Wildlife Management Area the Red Lake Band retains many parcels within the forest. This means the route is shared with highway licensed vehicles • When your fire is extinguished completely, it should Locations of Minnesota’s snowmobile trails have been Wildlife Management Area (HLV), so extreme caution must be used, even though HLV be cold to the touch. mapped for NW, NE, SW, and SE Minnesota and copies A land boom in the early 1900s attracted farmers to the area. traffic may be very low. Because of the heavy soils in this area are available from the DNR Information Center and other Extensive ditching drained peatlands for agriculture, but the and the flat ground, these trails are subject to temporary closures. locations. The same information is available on the DNR sandy soils and extensive swamps proved to be unsuitable for Check the Web or call ahead to confirm current trail conditions. Web site, www.dnr.state.mn.us. farming. By 1940 most of the settlers had left, many with the MOTOR VEHICLE USE assistance of the federal government. Abandoned homestead These trails are short segments scattered within Marshall and OHV Riding For More Information sites and cemeteries can still be encountered in the forest. Beltrami counties and are not a contiguous system. Additional on State Forest Lands segments are under construction and will be reflected in future Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Is It Trespassing? Division of Forestry In the 1930s public works programs such as the Works Progress maps when available for public use. Please visit: Welcome. You are part of a growing number of people State forest lands are classified by the commissioner for Information Center Administration and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were www.mndnr.gov/ohv/con_con/index.html for the most up-to- who enjoy using off-highway vehicles (OHVs) for trail riding, purposes of motor vehicle use. On private land, the simple and best answer is, Ask First! Signs 500 Lafayette Road initiated by the federal government. Norris Camp, established date information. off-road transportation, competition, and other activities. are posted by the landowners, and they will state, “No Trespassing,” or similar words in two-inch letters and the signature St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 as a CCC camp in 1936, retains many of the original buildings Your attitude toward your surroundings and your behavior The DNR is conducting a review of state forests that currently permit off-highway vehicle use. Following the review, these or name and telephone number of the landowner, lessee, or and now serves as the the headquarters of the Red Lake Wildlife Big Bog State Recreation Area: Located just north as a rider affect the attitudes of other outdoor users, manager. There can be civil and criminal penalties for violation 651-296-6157 landowners, and lawmakers. forests may be reclassified as either “managed,” “limited,” 1-888-MINNDNR Management Area. Many of the stately pine plantations seen of Upper Red Lake, the Northern Unit of the Big Bog State or “closed” to OHV use. On this map, none of the state of the trespass laws. throughout the forest were planted by the CCCs. Recreation Area (SRA) features the mile-long Big Bog Boardwalk. TDD (Telecommunications Device for Deaf) Tread lightly on the environment, be courteous to others, forests is classified as “closed.” Civil penalties start at $50 for first The Southern Unit of the Big Bog SRA is located on the eastern respect private property, and obey the law. By doing these offense and range up to $500 and 651-296-5484 Beltrami Island State Forest takes its name from Count Giocomo shore of Upper Red Lake and has boat ramps, picnic areas, and things you contribute to the positive image of off-highway Please check for trail closures before you leave at: loss of license or registration for a 1-800-657-3929 Beltrami, an Italian explorer, who in 1823 searched for the source a swimming beach. There are 31 campsites and five camper vehicle activities. www.dnr.state.mn.us/trailconditions/index.html third offense within three years. of the Mississippi under the shade of a red umbrella. Although cabins. All conservation and peace Warroad Area Forest Supervisor Beltrami did not find the river’s source, he ventured into For up-to-date information, check www.dnr.state.mn.us/ officers enforce trespass laws. 804 Cherne Drive Northwest northwestern Minnesota, circumnavigating the Red Lakes. The What Are You Riding? input/mgmtplans/ohv/designation/index.html Lake of the Woods State Forest: Classified as Warroad, MN 56763 “island” in the forest’s name refers to an area of higher terrain 218-386-1304 “managed,” there are no campgrounds in the forest. Not all off-highway motor vehicles can be ridden on all trails. that may have existed as an island within the waters of Lake The following descriptions can help you be certain that what Beltrami Island, Lake of the Woods, Red Wannaska Field Station Agazziz. you’re riding is permitted on the trail you choose. Lake, and Lost River State Forests Are Scientific and Natural Areas HCR 3 Box 34A Lost River State Forest: Classified as “managed,” there are no campgrounds in the forest. Classified as Managed Wannaska, MN 56761 Predominant Tree Species: Much of the forest is Minnesota’s living museum of Scientific and Natural Areas ATVs - All-Terrain Vehicles are motorized, flotation-tired 218-425-7793 comprised of lowland conifers such as spruce, tamarack, and • Highway licensed vehicles MAY OPERATE on signed (SNAs) has a thousand stories to tell - of Minnesota’s Timber vehicles with at least three, but no more than six low pressure cedar. The better drained soils support red pine, aspen, and jack forest roads. lands and waters, plants, and animals, past and future. Williams Field Station Wolf tires, with an engine displacement of less than 800 cubic The SNA program preserves natural features and rare 115 Wilderness Avenue pine. Smaller acreages of birch, white pine and some hardwoods centimeters. such as ash, elm, and oak are interspersed. The Roosevelt area • Off-highway vehicles, defined as all-terrain vehicles/off- resources of exceptional scientific and educational value. Williams, MN 56686 highway motorcycles (ATVs/ORVs/OHMs), MAY 218-783-6935 is one of the few places where red maple can be found in extreme northwestern Minnesota. OPERATE on signed roads and on trails that are designated Please note: SNAs are open to the public for nature Class 1 ATVs have a total dry weight of less and signed for their specific use. observation and education, but are not meant for intensive Baudette Area Forest Supervisor than 900 pounds. 206 Main Street East Beltrami Island State Forest contains 573 acres of black ash, 569 recreational activities. As a general rule there are no trails, Baudette, MN 56623 acres of red pine, 485 acres of lowland hardwoods, 252 acres of DNR photo In State Forests Classified as Managed or restrooms, or other facilities. Pets are not permitted. Limited ALL Motor Vehicles Must: 218-634-2172 white pine, 110 acres of white cedar, 25 acres of white spruce, Class 2 ATVs have a total dry weight of and 13 acres of oak that are designated old growth and protected Other information about visiting a SNA can be found on between 900 and 1,500 pounds. • Travel at a reasonable and prudent speed and obey posted CAMPGROUND INFORMATION: from harvesting. Dispersed Camping the Web at: www.dnr.state.mn.us/snas/rules.html Bemis Hill Campground speed limits and parking and traffic regulation signs. Hayes Lake State Park OHMs - Off-Highway Motorcycles are vehicles Peatlands, bogs, and fens 218-425-7504 Camping is allowed on state forest lands outside of designated • Observe road, route, and trail closures indicated by signs, campgrounds under the following conditions: traveling on two wheels that have a seat or barricades, or gates. Minnesota’s peatlands formed in areas of poor drainage saddle designed to be straddled by the operator Blueberry Hill, Faunce Campgrounds and cool climates, with little evaporation during summer and have handlebars for steering control. • Stay on the right when meeting or being passed. Pass on Zippel Bay State Park Camping: Bemis Hill Campground has six drive-in Disposal of human wastes or animal parts and entrails in Motorcycles may be legal for highway use and months. The water table lies at or near the surface in these 218-783-6252 campsites, four sites for horse camping, a picnic area, and a areas used for dispersed camping where no latrine or the left only when it is clearly visible and free of oncoming areas, limiting the oxygen needed for decomposition of still considered to be OHMs if used for off- traffic. sliding hill. Faunce Campground has six campsites and a holding tank is available shall be accomplished by burying highway operation on trails or natural terrain. plant debris. Year after year, these organic materials Norris Campground and Norris Camp wastes in the immediate vicinity, at least 150 feet from accumulate, forming the partially decomposed mass of picnic area. Blueberry Hill Campground has eight campsites • Yield the right-of-way to any user already on the road, Red Lake WMA Headquarters and a picnic area. Norris Campground has six campsites and a water body, in a manner that does not endanger a water organic material, dark brown or black in color, that is Norris Camp - Box 100 route, or trail to be entered or crossed. When two users are a picnic area. supply, pollute a surface water, create a nuisance, or ORVs - Off-Road Vehicles are motorized, about to enter an otherwise unmarked intersection at known as peat. Roosevelt, MN 56673 otherwise constitute a hazard to public health and safety. recreational vehicles capable of cross-country 218-783-6861 approximately the same time, the user on the right shall Gustafson’s Camp SNA was named for an old logging travel on natural terrain, such as four-wheel- have the right-of-way. Wildlife: Many of the wildlife species occurring in northern People who disperse camp may not construct permanent drive trucks or ATVs over 1,500 pounds. camp and has old-growth red and white pine stands. EMERGENCY SERVICE - DIAL 911 Minnesota can be found in the Beltrami Island State Forest camping structures or cut living trees or place nails, • Yield to nonmotorized users and shall shut off their vehicles Luxemberg Peatland SNA is a small, patterned peatland Law Enforcement: vicinity including: Roseau County Sheriff screws, or other fasteners in a living tree at a campsite. when meeting a horse until the horse has passed or until dominated by a water track containing ribbed fen patterns. HLVs - Highway-Licensed Vehicles are waved on by the rider or driver of the horse. 108 3rd. Avenue Southwest Highway Licensed allowed on all state forest roads; however, on Roseau, MN 56751 Mammals: Gray wolves, white-tailed deer, black bear, coyote, Dispersed camps set up on forest lands must be occupied Mulligan Lake Peatland SNA is a patterned peatland red fox, marten, fisher, otter, bobcat, beaver, and other mammals “minimum maintenance” state forest roads, with no bog development. Its water tracks exhibit all 218-463-1421 by a member of the camping party during the time the Vehicles Allowed travel is at your own risk. Motor Vehicles May NOT Operate: can be found in the forest. Moose are also present, although equipment is left on state land. patterned fen features. their numbers have declined drastically over the past 25 years. Lake of the Woods County Sheriff • In a manner that causes damage to the road, land, or other Norris Camp Peatland SNA is one of the most County Courthouse Dispersed camping at one location is limited to 14 days. natural resources causing erosion, rutting, or that damages Baudette, MN 56623 For more information on or destroys trees or growing crops. disturbed of the patterened peatland SNAs. It offers an Birds: At least 289 bird opportunity for research on the effects of ditching. 218-634-1143 Dead firewood may only be used on site and may not be off-highway riding and species have been opportunities, visit: observed in this area, collected for removal from state land. • On designated nonmotorized trails, unless posted open for Red Lake Peatland SNA is over 50 miles long and 12 NEAREST HOSPITALS FindTheTrails motorized use. miles wide. The big bog, as it is called, features the largest, Roseau Area Hospital including 23 species of .com 715 3rd. Avenue Southeast breeding warblers. Campfires may not exceed 3 feet in diameter, must be • Within the boundaries of an area posted and designated best-developed water track in the United States. A portion Roseau, MN 56751 Birders travel long attended at all times, and must be completely extinguished closed to such use. has been designated a National Natural Landmark. before leaving the site. 218-463-2500 distances to search here Winter Road Lake Peatland SNA has one small for several less common • Without a lighted headlamp and tail lamp at night or during Litter or garbage must be properly disposed of in an raised bog, an uncommon feature this far northwest in the Lakewood Health Center species including: spruce reduced visibility. state. A rarity here are the net-like flark patterns in the 600 South Main Avenue authorized garbage disposal container and may not be grouse, great gray owl, water track. Baudette, MN 56623 northern hawk owl, snowy burned in a campfire. • Or construct unauthorized permanent trails. 218-634-2120 owl, short-eared owl, gray jay, northern goshawk, Camping is allowed within the Red Lake WMA with a free ATVs May NOT Operate: NW Medical Center black-backed permit which can be obtained by calling or writing to the © 2009, State of Minnesota, Department of 120 LaBree Avenue South woodpecker, Connecticut WMA Headquarters (address under the ‘For More • Off of designated signed trails or roads or off unsigned Natural Resources • Printed on recycled paper Thief River Falls, MN 56701 Information’ section) or to the Baudette Area Wildlife Office routes except with valid big game license, furbearer trapping with a minimum of 30 percent post-consumer 218-681-4240 warbler, white-winged White-winged photo: at 218-634-1705. license, or minnow license as per hunting and trapping waste with soy ink. and red crossbills, and regulations. boreal chickadee. Crossbill Carl Greiner

Red Lake Wildlife Management Area: Hunting Areas with Limitation: Red Lake Wildlife Management Area At 321,149 acres, this WMA is the largest in the state. It is Hunters and trappers in Beltrami Island State Forest may Hunting in state forests and wildlife located within the Beltrami Island State Forest. Habitats include encounter new signs that protect unique natural resource ancient glacial Lake Agassiz beach ridges of upland pine and management areas (WMAs) is allowed during the appropriate season and with the correct license. values and provide a balance of user opportunities. Aichele aspen forest surrounded by extensive spruce bogs, brushlands, Norris Roosevelt Norris Camp - Norris open bog, riparian hardwoods, and lowland forest. State forests and WMAs do contain private holdings within Peatland SNA Red Lake WMA Forest Road Nelson Areas of Limitation are areas Headquarters For. their boundaries, many of which are signed “no hunting.” Historic CCC within state forests where the big Camp HQ Rd. This large WMA provides opportunity to view and/or hunt a Hunting on private land within a state forest is subject to Forest game/trapper exceptions do not Area with Beltrami Island 1181 Dick’s Parkway F. R.Dick’s Parkway F. wide variety of species. It is a good place for grouse, deer, and state trespass laws. The Red Lake Band of Chippewa owns Limitations woodcock hunting. Bird watchers come from all over the country apply. Forest lands classified as State Forest Road land scattered throughout the Beltrami Island State Forest. Hunter/Trapper Creek managed or limited are afforded Hansen looking for species such as the spruce grouse, black-backed This land is posted to restrict hunting and other activities by Exemption Norris Brown’s Does Not Apply Here Axel Olson’s Lake Faunce woodpecker, and Connecticut warbler. Moose inhabit portions off-road vehicle and ATV Corner Road Campground Faunce 1182 Gravel non-band members. Winner For. Rd. Pit of this WMA although access for viewing may be difficult. exception when hunting big game No Motorized Cox - Coyour Road Faunce Fire Tower Travel Beaver Dam Memorial Airfield Forest There are 25 forest hunter-walking trails on the WMA. These or transporting or installing hunting Beaver Dam Cemetery Forest Wildewood trails are mowed and maps are located at each trailhead. Firearms, Deer Stands: stands during October, November, Loop For. Rd. Cemetery Authorized Vehicles Only Butterfield MN Statute 84.926 Subd. 5 Hogsback - and December, when in possession Firearms must be unloaded and cased and bows must be Minnesota Department of Natural Resources O’Brien E. Hogsback F. R. Santa Faunce There are many other public uses of this WMA. Much timber Campground unstrung and cased while in or within 200 feet of a forest of a valid big game hunting license; Road is harvested there and a lot of opportunities for picking blueberries, retrieving big game in September, Anna recreation area (campground, day-use area, etc.). The only

Dick’s Parkway F. R. Dick’s Parkway F. Forest juneberries, chockcherries, high bush cranberries, and other wild Penturen Rd. For. when in possession of a valid big game hunting license; Summer F. R. berries. Walking on the trails and using highway licensed vehicles exception is during an open hunting season when a person tending traps during an open trapping season for protected F. R. on the roads are welcome on the WMA. ATVs may not operate may carry an uncased and unloaded firearm or strung bow in the Red Lake WMA except for on the Rapid River Forest to hunt outside of the recreation area. furbearers, when inpossession of a valid trapping license. Elkwood F.R. Penturen Mulligan Road which is a posted, designated ATV corridor route. Areas with limitations do not have this general exception. Church & Lake Stoney Temporary and portable deer stands are allowed in state Roseau Cemetery Peatland R. SNA Corners Canning F. 1184 F. R. forests. Only portable stands are allowed in WMAs. River Management objectives include managing timber, forest openings, and large open brushland areas for the benefit of wildlife. Timber For more information on hunting go to: Mulligan State Lake R. management in the WMA is designed to provide diversity in www.mndnr.gov/hunting Roseau species and age-classes in an effort to benefit game and non- Lake Lost F. Wildlife This sign lets you know when you Lake Spina Beltrami Island Mulligan Road game species. Management are entering a wildlife management Lake Fishing, Trapping State Forest Gustafson’s Area area. Be aware of the different Peatland Camp SNA The Red Lake There are no special provisions or restrictions SNA WMA regulations that apply in a WMA. Forest headquarters, on fishing or trapping within state forests. open Norris Camp, is an Participants in these activities must have the proper license to public hunting Morehouse Forest Road old CCC camp that and abide by the same rules and seasons as anywhere else Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is on the National in the state. Trapping in WMAs requires a free permit Faunce List of Historic Gladen’s which can be obtained by calling the WMA office either Camp Places. The at Norris Camp or in Baudette. Baudette Area Road For more information on fishing go to: Bankton Wildlife Office W.M.A. Vegetation West No. Br. www.mndnr.gov/fishing Bankton Forest manages the and Cover Types Road eastern portion of For more information on trapping go to:

Forest River the WMA. open water 72 state highway Bankton Rapid www.mndnr.gov/trapping W. Moose River F. R. Townsite E. Moose River emergent wetland 77 county roads Gates Corner McDonagh township roads Corner lowland brush Beltrami Island state forest Rulien 77 Bridge lowland conifer system roads State Forest Creek River Rako minimum maint. WMA lowland deciduous forest roads Oaks R. Pitt Grade F. Rapid Corner Rapid Konigson’s Schuh hiking trails Corner Bridge grass/open land Pepin 77

River Bridge Branch Creek wma headquarters Peet’s nonvegetated Bridge Road Forest South fire tower

Dick’s Parkway Forest Road upland brush 77 Troy campground Chase’s Peet’s Homestead Creek upland conifer picnic area BELTRAMI CO.BELTRAMI upland deciduous Rako shelter North Townsite

LAKE OF THE WOODS CO. Schilling Miller Dam Lake of the Woods 012 State Forest SCALE IN MILES Road 72 LAKE OF THE WOODS CO. BELTRAMI CO.

Beltrami Island Forest State Forest

Linder Rapid River Muskrat Red Lake Corner Peatland 1116 SNA - East Mertz’s Corner Former Malcolm Townsite

BELTRAMI CO. BELTRAMI

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Four Big Bog Tow n Island Steenerson State WMA Red Lake Peatlands West - SNA State 89 Recreation Forest 1115 Area

Fireweed (North Unit) 72 WMA

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Waskish 89 Upper Red Lake Red Lake Indian Reservation Red Lake State Forest