Bear Island State Forest

Counties: St. Louis, Lake Fire Danger Rating Acres: 157,814 State Forest Map Motor Vehicle/OHV Classification: Limited Approved Firewood Vendors Snow Conditions:

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•Bear Island State forest is adjacent to the Superior National Forest and Boundary Waters Canoe Area and surrounded by the towns of Ely, Babbitt,Tower, and Soudan

• Bear Island State Forest is home to Bear Island Lake a large, sprawling lake sandwiched between the Vermilion and Mesabi ranges. The lake is full of arms, points and islands, not to mention a healthy supply of walleyes. The 2,351-acre lake has three accesses, two at the northeastern corner and one on the southwestern shore.

•The forest is largely white and red pine, balsam fir, white spruce, and aspen-birch with rolling topography. Several small lakes dot the landscape along scenic trails.

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