Temporary state forest road closures

Seasonal or temporary road and trail closures may be imposed at any time due to trail repairs, wet soil conditions, logging operations or other natural resource protection or public safety concerns. Most often, closures happen during spring thaw or following a heavy summer rainfall. Closures are unpredictable, so always check this list before you ride.

In a CLOSED forest, ALL roads and trails are closed, except for those routes specifically listed as open below. This includes all unmarked roads and trails. Be sure to check the comments for specific guidelines for those exceptions.

 

Cross-country OHV travel on State Forest Lands is generally prohibited, except pursuant to MS Chapt. 84.926 (season hunting trapping exceptions)

Check for these signs in state forests

State forest road and trail closure sign indicating all roads and trails are closed until further notice. State forest road and trail closure sign indicating all roads and trails are closed except the particular road listed. State forest road and trail closure sign indicating all roads and trails are closed except the road listed is open to vehicles under 1000 pounds.

For information on roads and trails on county land, please contact the county directly. County contact information.

State forest Comments Road/Trail Exceptions Contact # Updated

(Thursdays after 2 p.m.)

Badoura State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-732-3309 02/04/2010
Battleground State Forest Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
Bear Island State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-753-2580 02/04/2010
Beltrami Island State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exceptions. Note that Red Lake Tribal Lands are always closed to non-band members. 218-425-7793 02/04/2010
Elkwood Road
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Harker's Field Road
Powerline section is CLOSED.
02/04/2010
McAdams Road
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Saul Road
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Trout Stream Road
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Big Fork State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-246-8343 02/04/2010
Birch Lakes State Forest State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 320-616-2450, ext. 233 02/04/2010
Blackduck State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-835-3162 02/04/2010
Bowstring State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-999-7923 02/04/2010
Buena Vista State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
Burntside State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-753-2580, ext. 261 02/04/2010
Chengwatana State Forest Forest is OPEN, but designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 31. 320-245-6789 02/04/2010
Cloquet Valley State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-879-0880 02/04/2010
Crow Wing State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-833-8686 02/04/2010
D.A.R. State Forest Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 320-245-6789 02/04/2010
Emily State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-947-3232 02/04/2010
Finland State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-834-1420 02/04/2010
Fond du Lac State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exception, and designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 31. 218-879-0880 02/04/2010
Spirit Lake Road
Open to Class I and II ATVs and OHMs only.
02/04/2010
Foot Hills State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-947-3232 02/04/2010
General C. C. Andrews State Forest Forest is OPEN, but designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 1. 320-245-6789 02/04/2010
George Washington State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-999-7923 02/04/2010
Golden Anniversary State Forest Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAILS IN THIS FOREST. 218-999-7923 02/04/2010
Grand Portage State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-834-1420 02/04/2010
Hill River State Forest Forest is OPEN. 320-592-3248 02/04/2010
Huntersville State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-732-3309 02/04/2010
Insula Lake State Forest THIS FOREST IS ALWAYS CLOSED TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING BECAUSE IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BWCA WILDERNESS. 02/04/2010
Kabetogama State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exception. Also, two segments of unnamed access routes north of Gannon Lake are closed for repair: NESE 27-68-19 (1.6 miles) and SWNE 27-68-19 (1.25 miles). 218-753-2580, ext. 263 02/04/2010
Biondich Road
Open to vehicles under 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Koochiching State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exception. 218-743-3694 02/04/2010
Biondich Road
Open to vehicles under 1,000 lbs. GVW.
02/04/2010
Lake Isabella State Forest THIS FOREST IS ALWAYS CLOSED TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING BECAUSE IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BWCA WILDERNESS. 02/04/2010
Lake Jeanette State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-757-3274 02/04/2010
Lake of the Woods State Forest Forest is OPEN. Note that Red Lake tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. 218-634-2172 02/04/2010
Land O' Lakes State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-947-3232 02/04/2010
Lost River State Forest Forest is OPEN. THIS FOREST HAS EXTENSIVE WETLANDS WITH NO DESIGNATED OHV TRAILS. Note that Red Lake tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. 218-425-7793 02/04/2010
Lyons State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-732-3309 02/04/2010
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
Nemadji State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exceptions, and designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 31. Exceptions: The OHV trail from Granzow Twp Road to Munger Trail in the northern part of the forest is CLOSED for the season. Use CAUTION due to logging activity on the Munger (Klondike Trail) south of Net Lake Forest Road, and off Erickson and Harlis forest roads; use CAUTION to due water over sections of Park Forest and South Extension roads; use EXTREME CAUTION due to logging in the Bearhunter Trail area. 320-245-6789 02/04/2010
Bald Eagle Trail
CLOSED
02/04/2010
Northwest Angle State Forest Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. EXTENSIVE WETLANDS WITH NO DESIGNATED OHV TRAILS OR FOREST ROADS. Red Lake tribal lands are always CLOSED to non-band members. 218-425-7793 02/04/2010
Pat Bayle State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-834-1420 02/04/2010
Paul Bunyan State Forest Forest is OPEN with the exception below. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
Schoolcraft Tower Road
CLOSED due to serious rutting causing safety hazard until repairs can be made, hopefully this fall.
02/04/2010
Pillsbury State Forest State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY-VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 218-833-8686 02/04/2010

Pillager Forest Road and Beauty lake Forest Road are CLOSED for the winter
02/04/2010
Pine Island State Forest The forest is OPEN with following exceptions. 218-278-6651 02/04/2010
Little Tamarack Rd
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. beginning 1 mile north of Lost River Road.
02/04/2010
Pine Island Road
May be PLOWED in winter. Last plowing occured 12/28/09.
02/04/2010
Red Lake State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exception. Note that Red Lake tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. 218-647-8268 02/04/2010
Little Tamarack Road
CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW beginning 1 mile north of Lost River Road.
02/04/2010
Remer State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-999-7923 02/04/2010
Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest Forest roads are OPEN to all motor vehicles unless signed otherwise. Forest trails are CLOSED unless signed open. 507-285-7176 02/04/2010
Snake Creek Unit
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
02/04/2010
Trout Valley Unit
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
02/04/2010
Rum River State Forest State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles and OHVs. THERE ARE NO DESIGNATED OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAILS IN THIS FOREST. 320-679-3683;320-345-6789 02/04/2010
Sand Dunes State Forest State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNIITES IN THIS FOREST. 02/04/2010
Savanna State Forest Forest is OPEN. 320-592-3248 02/04/2010
Smokey Bear State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-278-6651 02/04/2010
Smoky Hills State Forest Forest is OPEN, except that the road in S.16, T.140, R.37 is closed due to erosion. 218-732-3309 02/04/2010
Snake River State Forest Forest is OPEN to motorized use as signed. Designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 31. 218-485-5410 02/04/2010
Solana State Forest Forest is OPEN with the following exceptions. 320-592-3248 02/04/2010
Giese Road
Minimum maintenance sections are closed.
02/04/2010
Herubin Road
Minimum maintenance sections are closed.
02/04/2010
St. Croix State Forest Forest is OPEN, but designated snowmobile trails are CLOSED to OHVs December 1 - March 31. 320-245-6789 02/04/2010
Sturgeon River State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-262-6772 02/04/2010
Two Inlets State Forest Forest is OPEN. 218-732-3309 02/04/2010
Waukenabo State Forest Forest is OPEN. 320-592-3248 02/04/2010
Wealthwood State Forest Forest is OPEN. 320-592-3248 02/04/2010
Welsh Lake State Forest Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
White Earth State Forest Forest is OPEN. Note that White Earth tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. 218-308-2065 02/04/2010
Whiteface River State Forest State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. 218-879-0880 x 222 02/04/2010