Contact Info
Duluth, MN 55808
- Phone:
- 218-626-4300
- Phone 2:
- 218-626-4399
Basics
- Location:
- 25 miles North of Tofte
Description
Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Know the regulations and special concerns of the area you will visit.
- Prepare for extreme weather, hazards and emergencies.
- Schedule your trip to avoid times of high use
- . Visit in small groups. Split larger parties into groups of 4-6.
- Repackage food to minimize waste.
- Use a map and compass to eliminate the use of marking paint, rock cairns or flagging.
Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
- Durable surfaces include established trails and campsites, rock, gravel, dry grasses or snow.
- Good campsites are found, not made. Altering a site is not necessary. In popular areas:
- Concentrate use on existing trails and campsites.
- Walk single file in the middle of the trail, even when wet or muddy.
- Keep campsites small. Focus activity in areas where vegetation is absent.
- Disperse use to prevent the creation of campsites and trails.
- Avoid places where impacts are just beginning. .
In pristine areas:
Dispose of Waste Properly
Leave What You Find
- Preserve the past: examine, but do not touch, cultural or historical structures and artifacts. Leave rocks, plants and other natural objects as you find them.
- Avoid introducing or transporting non-native species.
- Do not build structures, furniture or dig trenches.
- Campfires can cause lasting impacts to the backcountry. Use a lightweight stove for cooking and enjoy a candle lantern for light. Where fires are permitted , use established fire rings, fire pans or mound fires.
- Keep fires small. Only use dead and down wood that can be broken by hand.
- Burn all wood and coals to ash. Put out campfires completely. If not using a firegrate, then scatter the cool ashes.
- Never burn food packaging, other trash or garbage.
- Observe wildlife from a distance. Do not follow or approach them.
- Never feed animals. Feeding wildlife damages their health, alters natural behaviors and exposes them to predators and other dangers.
- Protect wildlife and your food by storing rations and trash securely.
- Control pets at all times or leave them at home.
- Avoid wildlife at sensitive times: mating, nesting, raising young or winter.
- Respect other visitors and protect the quality of their experience.
- Be courteous. Yield to other users on the trail.
- Take breaks and camp away from trails and other visitors.
- Let nature’s sound prevail. Avoid loud voices and noises.
Minimize Campfire Impacts
Respect Wildlife
Be Considerate of Other Visitors