Prairie Lake Fond du Lac State Forest Lost Lake Hockey 0 1 2 3 Lake Rd. Branden Drive Scale in Miles Pine Brook Arrowhead 73 Bog Thirty-Six Lake Lake Fond Heikkila ST. LOUIS CO. Lake CARLTON CO. Berthiume Heikkila Hardwood 125 Lake Rd. Stoney Hasty du 224 Road Road Dead Fish Lake 338 Brook Lac Lac Lake Ditch Bank Forest Road Rogers Gravel Lake Pit Road Road 7 Spirit Indian Brook Cross Miller Lake Rogers Lake Lake Lake Stoney 120 Road Reservation 73 Spruce Lake 120 Rice Portage Lake Krogh Rd. 122 Sandell WMA Upper 1023 Island Lake Cromwell Homstad Rd. 210 Jaskari Dahlman Rd. 210 Lake Perch LakeRoad 73 277 Moorhead 210 Lower Island Lake Bang Lake Legend Spring Mervin Lake Parking Lake Corona Wildlife Lake Torchlight Management Gate Little Lake Rd. Kettle Lake North Area Kettle Fire Tower Lake Shelter Carry-in Access State Forest Roads (open to all motor vehicles unless posted closed) Minimum Maintenance Forest Roads (open to all motor vehicles Kettle unless posted closed - highway Kettle Lake Wildlife vehicles travel at your own risk) Lake Management Area 142 ATV/OHM (open to OHMs, Class 1 and 2 ATVs) ATV/OHM (open to OHMs and Class 1 ATVs only) Park Lake Hunter Walking Trails Is It Trespassing? Snowmobile On private land, the simple and best answer is, Ask First! Signs are posted by the landowners, and they will state, No Trespassing, or similar words in Ski Trails 172 two-inch letters and the signature or name and telephone number of the landowner, lessee, or 143 manager. There can be civil and criminal penalties easy more difficult most difficult for violation of the trespass laws. Civil penalties start at $50 for first offense and range up to Indian Reservation Boundaries $500 and loss of license or registration for a third offense within three years. Public Land within the Forest All conservation and peace officers enforce trespass laws. 273 Private Land within the Forest Cities Mahtowa Road 4 4 Aho Land outside of the Forest 13 © 2008, State of Minnesota Rd. Department of Natural Resources About the Forest 210 St. Size: 64,505 acres Year Created: 1931 210 Keep Trees a Healthy Part of Your Snowmobile Laws Fond du Lac Smaller Louis World! Alcohol, nighttime driving, and high speeds Forest Landscape: The terrain in the forest is flat to Fond du Lac are the main causes of snowmobile fatalities. rolling. Low areas consist of lowland conifers, alder-willow Conservation officers remind snowmobilers: brushlands, and peat bogs. Kettle Lake and numerous smaller segment State Forest River Plant trees. Make sure they are right for the lakes are contained within the forest. (near Wisconsin) site. Operating a snowmobile while intoxicated is unlawful. Stay on the trails with the help of orange reassuring blazers, which are posted along the route. A guide to recreational opportunities Unique Features: The Kettle Lake Wildlife Management Help keep trees healthy. For example: Water 50 miles per hour is the maximum legal speed for in Minnesota state forests Area (WMA) is within forest boundaries and the Sandell, trees during dry periods; avoid wounding snowmobiling on frozen public waters and DNR- Sawyer, and Mervin Lake WMAs are adjacent to or near the bark with lawn mowers and weed whips; controlled lands (conditions permitting, when no forest. The forest is a wetland/forest complex with several Jay Cooke other restrictions apply). large, shallow wild rice lakes and extensive areas of marsh and 23 stake small-diameter, newly planted trees to give them added support; mulch trees to wooded swamp. The Fond du Lac Indian Reservation overlaps State Park For complete legal information see Minnesota the forest on its east side. DNR forest and wildlife managers help retain moisture in the soil. Snowmobile Safety Laws, Rules, and Regulations, work closely with the Carlton and St. Louis county land available from DNR Information Center and DNR departments and Fond du Lac Resource Management so Veterans Roadside Celebrate Arbor Day and Arbor Month. In Licensing Bureau. management activities in the forest and WMAs benefit both Minnesota, Arbor Day is the last Friday in wildlife and plant species. Park The Grant-In-Aid April and May is Arbor Month. Trail System GRANT-IN-AID Management Activities: Timber harvesting, Join or establish a local tree committee or Locations of Minnesotas snowmobile trails have been reforestation, wildlife habitat improvement, and recreational TRAIL Through efforts of snowmobile club mapped for NW, NE, SW, and SE Minnesota and copies volunteers across the state, Minneso- development occur in the forest. Wildlife management includes: board. are available from DNR Information Center and other CARLTON COUNTY CARLTON DOUGLAS COUNTY tans enjoy more than 20,000 miles of W I S C O N locations. The same information is available on the DNR creating wildlife openings in the forest to produce forage and groomed snowmobile trails. The browse for deer, improving wild rice production, and developing Go to mndnr.gov/treecare, Minnesotas one- Web site, www.dnr.state.mn.us. A Cooperative Project maintenance of 90 percent of these large blocks of brushland habitat for openland wildlife species. stop Web site for information on trees, tree For Outdoor Recreation trails is the responsibility of local An extensive network of hunter-walking trails is also maintained care, and tree-related organizations. Trail User Organizations snowmobile clubs and Minnesota Local Unit of Government in the forest. The DNR and Fond du Lac Resource Management Minnesota Department of Natural Resources United Snowmobilers Association protects the forest and surrounding areas from wildfires. (MnUSA). History: A large portion of the land that is now Fond du Lac State Forest was swept by the great Cloquet Fire of 1918 Road M and was periodically burned after that to create or maintain o u n Welcome clearings until the 1930s. A ditch system was dug in the area Forest Motorized restrictions on state forest lands cont. t a from 1916-1920 to drain the lowlands and facilitate settling. i n The Value of Trees Nearly one-third of what is now the forest was cleared and 23 You are part of a growing number of people who enjoy using Motor vehicles on state forest roads must travel at a settled by the early 1920s. By the mid 1920s, however, land Goat off-highway vehicles (OHVs) for trail riding, off-road reasonable and prudent speed; obey posted speed limits, Trees help humans and other living things in many transportation, competition, and other activities. Your attitude ITASCA Whiteface River Cloquet values were declining and the ditching assessments were parking and traffic regulation signs; observe road closures; State Forest Valley generally twice the market value of the land. Within three ways. Among them, they: toward your surroundings and your behavior as a rider affect and may not operate in a manner that causes damage to the State the attitudes of other outdoor users, landowners, and ST. LOUIS Forest River years the majority of settlers had abandoned their holdings and road, land, or other natural resources. AITKIN 2 most of this land reverted to the county for nonpayment of Remove carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and other lawmakers. Floodwood taxes. pollutants from the air. No person shall construct an unauthorized permanent St. Louis 53 Tread lightly on the environment, be courteous to others, Cloquet 33 trail on forest lands. Savanna respect private property, and obey the law. By doing these 73 Produce oxygen. State River Minnesota Laws of 1931 established several state forests things you contribute to the positive image of off-highway Park Fond du Lac by legal descriptions only. The Fond du Lac State Forest was vehicle activities. Savanna 2 one of these and did not get its name officially in the law Provide food and shelter for wildlife. Safety First! State State Forest books until 1933. Over the years, the Minnesota Legislature Forest enlarged the original forest reserve to its present size. The Provide wood products. Highway Licensed 210 DNR manages 70 percent of the area, with the rest under Read the owners Cromwell Jay Cooke county, corporate, and private ownership. SMOKEY SAYS~ Add beauty to the landscape. Vehicles Allowed manual and know your State Park Willard vehicle. 73 ATVOHM ORV HLV Munger CARLTON Provide a pleasant environment for recreation. Check your vehicle State 35 Look for River before you ride. Trail Predominant Tree Species: For more information on Moose Help reduce residential energy consumption by shading Dont lend your vehicle to unskilled riders. Lake Nemadji WISCONSIN The low, swampy areas of the forest are off-highway riding and covered with tamarack, black spruce, black homes in summer and sheltering them from wind in opportunities, visit: FindTheTrails.com Supervise young or inexperienced riders. Nemadji winter. General Andrews ash, and northern white cedar. The upland Never carry a passenger on vehicles intended for Willard State State Forest Munger Forest areas support quaking and bigtooth aspen, one person. State balsam poplar, paper birch, and northern Help protect streams and lakes by reducing runoff. Trail - black ash OHV Use on State Forest Lands Ride straightno alcohol or drugs. 23 P I N E Boundary hardwood stands Let trail conditions determine safe speeds. Segment composed of sugar and red maple, basswood, Reduce noise pollution by absorbing sound. State forest lands are classified by the commissioner for Stay to the right on trails. and red oak. Smaller acreages are covered purposes of motor vehicle use. by balsam fir, white spruce, and red, white, Increase property values. Stay away from open water and thin ice. This publication is available in alternative formats to individuals Know the weather forecast. with disabilities by calling 651-296-6157 (Metro Area) or and jack pine.