HAYES LAKE Part of Red Lake STATE PARK Indian Reservation SUMMER TRAILS to Bemis Hill Campground Park Entrance Hiking VISITOR FAVORITES • Swimming Bicycle/Hiking ROSEAU, 24 miles 4 • Fishing Horseback/Hiking • Camping Part of Red Lake Indian • Canoeing R Interpretive Trail iv Reservation er Homestead To Interpretive we r Trail FACILITIES AND Trail FACILITIES

FEATURES BELTRAMI 2.0 mi. Information/Office r • Semi-modern campsites ve Bear Track Ri Tra Parking N u il ISLAND • Showers or sea 1.0 mi. th F Ro ork DAM • Picnic areas 0.4 mi. STATE Picnic Area Pine Ridge Trail • Swimming beach Timberline Swimming Cabin FOREST • Nature trails TIMB 0.5 mi. Boat Ramp • Hiking trails Hayes Lake • Pioneer camp Fishing Pier M o il os ra • Lake fishing for 19 e Ridge T 4.0 mi. Campground northern, crappies, Pine R Camp 3 idg Cabin e T Walk-in Campsites ra bluegill & bass CAMP3 il • Snowmobile trails 3.0 mi. Camper Cabin • Cross country ski trails G1 Primitive Group Camp • Walk-in campsites Trail Sanitation Station • Lake access • Dump station Point of Interest-Bog Walk Because lands exist within the boundaries of this park Part of that are not under the jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check BELTRAMI • Camper cabins with the park manager if you plan to use facilities such Private Property as trails and roads other than those shown. • Fishing pier ISLAND Public Use Prohibited • Bog Walk STATE FOREST

LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? North Fork The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, Ro state and county lands with their recreational sea facilities. u R Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are iver available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR regional offices, state parks and major 19 sporting and map stores. 0.1.2.3.4.5 1 Check it out - you'll be glad you did. Miles 0.1.2.3.4.5 1 NORTH Kilometers © 1/2005 by State of Minnesota, Department of Natural Resources populated wildlands adjacent to Bel- areas of the park can also be closely Hendershot, can be seen along the HAYES LAKE to Park Office trami Island State Forest, Hayes Lake related to the geological history of the trail starting to the northwest of the STATE PARK State Park offers visitors recreational region. When glacial Lake Agassiz dam. Farther along the trail past the 1 CAMPGROUND HAYES LAKE 2 STATE PARK enjoyment and wilderness. Hundreds retreated, it left the landscape over grave sites, the remains of the original 3 26 35e 4 of square miles of untamed land cre- large areas flat. Drainage was very homestead and farm can be seen. 27e Duluth 5 25 24 28e Timberline ate a “getting away from it all” feeling. poor, but the water table remained Some of the most scenic views of the 6 29e Cabin • 34e 32e TIMB Scenic views are numerous. high. As a result, hundreds of square river and forest can be seen along this 30e 8 22 7 23 33e miles of land–from the park east- trail and near the homestead site. 31e Minneapolis/ The central focus to the park is the ward– developed into muskeg and St. Paul • lake and north fork of the Roseau bog communities. Ask at park head- Although the area was originally sug- to Bog Walk 9 20e River which winds through the park quarters where you can view some gested for a state park in 1958, the 21

from the southeast to the west. The rare and fascinating plants which Minnesota State Legislature did not 10 19e 18e man-made lake filled to the forest make their home in the bog. make it official until 1967, Because of 17e 13e 16e edge, creating spectacular shoreline the need for water related recreation NORTH HAYES LAKE 11 15e timber views. Only electric motors WILDLIFE: Because of the park’s loca- in the area, the initial development 12e Underlined site numbers 14e STATE PARK are allowed on the lake so visitors can tion in the wildlands of this region, was the damming of the river forming are RESERVABLE FOR MORE INFORMATION enjoy the scenery and solitude with- visitors have the chance to observe the lake. The impoundment was orig- Hayes Lake State Park out interruption. some of Minnesota’s less common inally advocated by Mr. A. F. Hayes. Restrooms/Showers Accessible site 48990 County Road 4 wildlife. Black bears are residents of The Hayes family were early settlers Trailer Dump Station e Electric sites Roseau, MN 56751 on the land now included in the park. GEOLOGY: Topography within the the northern forest and are seen occa- Timberline Cabin Water Vault Toilets (218) 425-7504 park and surrounding area took its sionally in the park. Moose, , The lake and park were named in hon- Fax (218) 425-7971 Overlook Hiking Trail ♦ final shape during the existence of otter, , lynx, and timber wolf or of Mr. Hayes. Glacial Lake Agassiz. This lake, reced- can be seen in and around the park. Department of Natural Resources ♦ Information Center ing from large areas of northwestern Other more common wildlife include: Dedication of the park took place in 500 Lafayette Road Minnesota approximately 10,000 years deer, fox, , porcupine, beaver, 1973 after completion of the dam. This information is available in St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 ago, left the landscape essentially flat. mink, and skunk. Park development has continued to alternative format upon request. (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) The only prominent interruptions of date. During the park’s history, it has 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) this level landscape are beach ridges There are also many species of birds attracted a variety of recreation and “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit TDD (Telecommunications and river valleys formed as the an- to see and hear. Early morning and outdoor enthusiasts. With the scarcity from programs of the Minnesota Department of Device for Deaf) cient lake retreated. evening are the best time to enjoy the of lakes in the area, considerable fish- Natural Resources is available to all individuals (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) regardless of race, color, creed or religion, national park’s bird life. Along the lakeshore ing and swimming activity has fo- origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) The glacial lake bottom landscape loons, herons, grebes, and other water cused on Hayes Lake. public assistance, sexual orientation, age or dis- within the park was probably exposed ability. Discrimination inquires should be sent to birds can be observed. the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, HAYES LAKE STATE PARK is locat- to the erosive forces of wind and water INTERPRETIVE PROGRAM: Visitors 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031; or the Equal Opportunity Office, Department of the ed 22 miles southeast of Roseau on 9,000-11,000 years ago, several thou- Even though the lake is relatively new interested in the park’s geology, wild- sand years earlier than areas to the Interior, Washington, D.C. 20240.” the north fork of the Roseau River. there are good populations of north- life, history, and plant life should northwest. As you view the river from Access to the park is off County State ern, crappie and sunfish. check the information boards located scenic points along the park’s trails, Aid Highway 4. State Highway Map at the campground, picnic area, and notice how the action of the water over Index E-4. HISTORY: In the early 1900s the first park headquarters. Self-guiding trail thousands of years has cut, gouged, homestead was established in what interpretive brochures, and signs are Minnesota and eroded a steep V-shaped valley. GENERAL DESCRIPTION: Located on is the west portion of the park. Family available to point out interesting nat- The very interesting and delicate bog graves of this first homesteader, Alva DEPARTMENT OF the western perimeter of vast, sparsely ural features of the park. © 1/2005 by State of Minnesota, NATURAL RESOURCES Department of Natural Resources DNR Maps