F PARK STATE KATHIO MILLE LACS • • • • • • • 100-foot observation tower visitor center, Year-round • • Modern trail center/winter • 19 miles of snowmobile trail. • 30 kilometers of cross-country • 27 miles of horseback trail. • 1 mile of self-guided trail. • 35 miles of hiking trail. • 2 boat/canoe water accesses ski and • Cross-country rental. • Canoe and rowboat • Swimming beach. • Modern playground. • Picnic grounds. ice, pop. • Bundled firewood, camp • Primitive group horse campsites (no • 10 rustic Department of Natural Resources © 5/2006 by State of Minnesota, ACILITIES AND FEATURES 3 semi-modern walk-in campsites (showers 26 rustic 19 semi-modern campsites. 20 electric campsites. 2 accessible electric campsites. 5 camper cabins w/electricity campsites. available, 1.5 mile drive). (available in summer only). center. interpretive chalet. ski trail. Shakopee Lake). (Rum River, snowshoe rental. showers) no toilets (60 capacity, w/hand pump and vault showers). and heat. WINTER TRAILS Cross-Country Skiing easy difficult Because lands exist within the boundaries of this park more difficult that are not under the jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check with the park manager if you plan to use facilities such as trails and roads other than those shown. Snowshoeing CAUTION: ✸Indian Tribal Lands may be hunted annually Snowmobiling (Grant-in Aid) from July 1 through January 31. 169 Indian Point 00 Trail Intersections Private Property FACILITIES Public Use Prohibited (except on designated trails) Information/Office Picnic Area to Garrison Interpretive Center Trail Center 35 Campground Snowshoe Trails 4.2 mi. The snowshoe trails that begin at the interpretive center open each winter after the wetlands have frozen and 10 Primitive Group Camp inches of snow has accumulated. These snowshoe trails are not park hiking trails. Backpack Campsite Please do not snowshoe on these trails until after they are signed as open and are freshly marked. Parking Boat Access Dam St. Cloud State University Cultural and Environmental Landscapes Lab Historic/Interpretive Site Camper Cabins 0.51 • "one way" trails indicated by arrows Miles 18 0.511.5 16 Kilometers NORTH 35 12 19 15 20 11 169 to Harding 24 14 13 23 SM 10 GR OGECHIE 22 CAMPGROUND 21 KT 27 9 8 Park Entrance 4.5 mi. loop 7 M262 28 46 1.5 mi. loop 33 32 6 51 .5 mi. loop 29 .0.3 mi. 1.1 mi. 4 45 .0.7 mi. 3 5 M263 34 2 1 43 40 41 64 38 44 BB PETAGA 26 CAMPGROUND 1.0 mi. 42 35 Black Bass Lake is a designated 54 Heritage Lake. Special fishing regulations apply. Please inquire at the Park Office. 1.1 mi. 57 56 u ng ro o m 2.0 mi. e d .9 mi. t r a i to Soo Line Trail, l Onamia, Isle 1.9 mi. 1.7 mi. 55 .9 mi. M259 u ng ro 69 o 60 62 m e d M260 t r 1.5 mi. a i l 26 61 70 RUM RIVER STATE FOREST 2.2 mi. Please Don’t Erase Traces of Minnesota’s Past LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION ? Archeological and historical sites hold clues to understanding Minnesota’s past. If disturbed, The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, a part of our heritage will be lost forever. Mille Lacs Kathio State Park holds historic sites state and county lands with their recreational facilities. and artifacts that are protected by state and federal laws. If you discover such remains, Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are please leave them undisturbed. Report your discoveries to state park personnel. available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR regional offices, Minnesota state parks and major For more information about Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, Minnesota State Parks sporting and map stores. and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, access our web site at: Check it out - you'll be glad you did. www.dnr.state.mn.us means “1,000 lakes,” and originally referred to the Hundreds of years before Europeans entered the PETAGA CAMPGROUND region. The word Kathio has a more curious pedigree. region, people established permanent villages along Parking Walk-in Sites Toilets French explorer Daniel Greysolon, Sieur duLhut the shores of Mille Lacs and the Rum River outlet e Electical Sites Restrooms/Showers Camper Cabins (known today as Duluth), referred to the settlements lakes. The people of the greater Dakota nation who Trash Dumpster 68 here as “Izatys,” his phoneticism of a Dakota word. lived in this vicinity were known by the band name Fish Cleaning Bldg. Hiking Trail 69 This word has also been recorded as Issatis, Isanti, and Mdewakanon, a reference to their living near Water 67 Santee. An error in transcribing Duluth’s journal for Overlook To Interp Center, Mdewakan, the Spiritual, or Sacred, Lake. (Mille Lacs) 64 70 the publication of a major history book resulted in the Picnic Grounds Duluth 65 word “Kathio,” apparently through the reading of the The forests, lakes and streams of the area provided C5 • C4 MILLE LACS letters Iz as K, and ys as hio. Regardless, Izatys, or a variety of food sources, and the river offered OGECHIE CAMPGROUND C3 C2 C1 To Park Office KATHIO Kathio, is the oldest village name preserved in the transportation to the nearby prairies for additional 3 Miles 66 STATE PARK history of the state of Minnesota. dietary staples. to Parking & Historical Sites Minneapolis/ Mille Lacs Lake, on the northern border of the park, The first European to accurately record a visit to the St. Paul • Self-registration is the source of the Rum River, which flows through Station Self-registration To Par k region was Daniel Greysolon, Sieur duLhut (known Station Office 26 22 20 18 the park and eventually joins the Mississippi 146 miles today as Duluth). On July 2, 1679 Duluth planted the 24 47e 2.5 Miles 42e 44e 45e downstream at Anoka. Within the park are two lakes, flag of France at the Rum River outlet of Mille Lacs, 1 16 Ogechie and Shakopee, and the rolling hills support on the northern boundary of the park. In 1680 Father 39e 40e 2 41e 19 17 43e 46e 48e abundant wildlife. Louis Hennepin also visited the region on behalf of 23 21 25 15 27e France’s King Louis XIV. His book, Description of 37e 29e 11 38e 35e 33e 31e For over 9,000 years people have lived in this area. Louisiana, was published in 1683 and included his 3 5 7 9 MILLE LACS The Dakota (Sioux) and later the Ojibwe (Chippewa) 13 description of a six-month stay at Dakota villages in 49 Indians recognized its natural wealth and made it one 28e the area of the park. 4 12 50 36e 34e 32e 30e 63 KATHIO 10 61 of their important settlements. Noted as the ancient 6 8 60 homeland of the Mdewakanton Dakota, the historic The 18th century increasingly became a time of 51 53 58 55 62 STATE PARK homeland of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe, and as a change. By now many bands of Dakota had relocated place of early European-American Indian contact, the on the prairies, lakes and rivers of what is now 59 FOR MORE INFORMATION NORTH 52 57 park is a National Historic Landmark District. southern Minnesota. At the same time, Ojibwe people To River Access 54 56 Mille Lacs Kathio State Park were entering the region from the east. Ojibwe oral 15066 Kathio State Park Road GEOLOGY: The park’s geological history is a story tradition, recorded by historian William Warren, tells wildlife. Hawks, osprey, owls and eagles are common. weapons is prohibited in state parks. Onamia, MN 56359-9534 of immense natural forces at work over thousands of of a massive, three-day “Battle of Kathio” in which • Pets must be restrained on a leash no longer than years. Over 200 species of birds have been observed in the (320) 532-3523 the victorious Ojibwe forever drove the Dakota from park. A bird checklist is available at the Park Office six feet. Pets are not allowed in park buildings. ♦ the area. Archaeologists have not found evidence to or Interpretive Center. White-tailed deer are often • Park in designated areas only. The rolling hills were formed approximately 12,000 • Motor bikes and other licensed vehicles are allowed support this, and suggest that although many small seen browsing at the forest edge. Tracks of raccoon, Department of Natural Resources years ago when a lobe of the Wisconsin glacial advance only on park roads, not on trails. skirmishes may have occurred, Dakota migration was porcupine, otter, pine marten and fisher can be seen Information Center stopped here. • Enjoy park wildlife and plants but please respect well under way when the Ojibwe entered the area. in the snow or soft earth. 500 Lafayette Road them. Do not pick or dig up plants, disturb or feed As the glacier melted, it deposited gravel, rocks and St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 The Ojibwe brought their own rich cultural tradition FISHING: Fishing opportunities are available in the animals, or scavenge dead wood. boulders that it had accumulated in its grinding passage • Build fires only in designated locations—fire rings with them from the east and settled along the shore Rum River and in Ogechie, Shakopee, Black Bass and (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) over the land from the north and east. The resulting or fireplaces. Wood is available for purchase from of Mille Lacs. Ogechie Lake and other natural areas Mille Lacs lakes. In these waters you will find northern 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) land form is referred to as a terminal moraine.