Cross-country OHV travel on State Forest Lands is generally prohibited, except pursuant to MS Chapt. 84.926 
(season hunting trapping exceptions).
For information on roads and trails on county land, please contact the county directly. County contact information.
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.
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Notice: Groomed snowmobile trails, as signed, are closed starting Dec. 1 to off-highway vehicles (OHVs) and highway licensed vehicles (HLV's). Caution: Groomed snowmobile trails exist due to partnerships between clubs, government units and private landowners. Help keep the snowmobile trails open by honoring permission granted to use the trails for snowmobiling only. |
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| State forest | Comments | Road/Trail Exceptions | Contact # | Updated (Thursdays after 2 p.m.) |
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| Badoura State Forest | OPEN | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Battleground State Forest | Forest is OPEN to non-motorized use. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. | 218-308-2065 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Bear Island State Forest | OPEN | 218-753-2580 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Beltrami Island State Forest | Forest is OPEN with the following exceptions. | 218-386-1304 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Canning Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Elkwood Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,500 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Trout Stream Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Big Fork State Forest | OPEN | 218-246-8343 | 02/09/2012 | |
| 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 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Blackduck State Forest | OPEN | 218-835-3162 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Bowstring State Forest | OPEN | 218-999-7923 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Buena Vista State Forest | OPEN | 218-308-2065 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Burntside State Forest | OPEN | 218-753-2580, ext. 261 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Chengwatana State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. | 320-245-6789 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Cloquet Valley State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. | 218-879-0880 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Crow Wing State Forest | OPEN | 218-833-8695 | 02/09/2012 | |
| 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 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Emily State Forest | OPEN | 218-927-4040 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Finland State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. | 218-834-1420 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Fond du Lac State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. | 218-879-0880 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Foot Hills State Forest | OPEN | 218-947-3232 | 02/09/2012 | |
| General C. C. Andrews State Forest | OPEN | 320-245-6789 | 02/09/2012 | |
| George Washington State Forest | OPEN | 218-999-7923 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Golden Anniversary State Forest | Forest is open. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. | 218-999-7923 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Grand Portage State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. | 218-834-1420 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Moosehorn Road Closed to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Hill River State Forest | OPEN | 320-592-3248 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Huntersville State Forest | OPEN | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Insula Lake State Forest | THIS FOREST IS ALWAYS CLOSED TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING BECAUSE IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BWCA WILDERNESS. | 02/09/2012 | ||
| Kabetogama State Forest | OPEN with the following exceptions. | 218-753-2580, ext. 263 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Bearscratch Road CLOSED |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Blackduck Grade CLOSED |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Clover Road CLOSED |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Koochiching State Forest | OPEN with the following exceptions. | 218-278-6651 | 02/09/2012 | |
| River Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Wisnor Road CLOSED to vehicles over 8,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Lake Isabella State Forest | THIS FOREST IS ALWAYS CLOSED TO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING BECAUSE IT IS ENTIRELY WITHIN THE BWCA WILDERNESS. | 02/09/2012 | ||
| Lake Jeanette State Forest | OPEN to ATVs on state land. | 218-757-3274 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Lake of the Woods State Forest | OPEN. Note that Red Lake tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. | 218-634-2172 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Land O' Lakes State Forest | OPEN, but use CAUTION due to logging activity on the Plantation Loop and the Ben Draper forest road. | 218-947-3232 | 02/09/2012 | |
| 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. | 218-386-1304 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Lyons State Forest | CLOSED | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Mississippi Headwaters State Forest | OPEN | 218-308-2065 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Nemadji State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. USE CAUTION due to logging traffic on Harlis Road and Gandy Dancer Trail. | 320-245-6789 | 02/09/2012 | |
| 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. | 218-386-1304 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Pat Bayle State Forest | OPEN | 218-834-1420 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Paul Bunyan State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. | 218-308-2065/218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Schoolcraft Tower Road CLOSED |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Pillsbury State Forest | Forest is OPEN. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY-VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. | 218-947-3232 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Pine Island State Forest | OPEN with the following exceptions. | 218-278-6651 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Boquist Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Fiero Road CLOSED to vehicles over 8,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Frontier-Farmer Road CLOSED to vehicles over 8,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Mannilas Summer Road CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Toumey-Williams Road CLOSED to vehicles over 8,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Red Lake State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. Note that Red Lake tribal lands are always closed to non-band members. | 218-647-8268 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Lost River Road CLOSED due to a culvert washout. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Remer State Forest | OPEN | 218-999-7923 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood Forest | Forest roads are OPEN to all motor vehicles unless signed otherwise. Forest trails are CLOSED unless signed open. | 507-206-2847 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Rum River State Forest | 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 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Sand Dunes State Forest | State forest roads are OPEN to highway-licensed vehicles. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNIITES IN THIS FOREST. | 02/09/2012 | ||
| Savanna State Forest | OPEN | 320-592-3248 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Smokey Bear State Forest | OPEN | 218-278-6651 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Smoky Hills State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Forest Road #0426 Impassable until washouts are repaired. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Snake River State Forest | OPEN | 218-485-5410 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Solana State Forest | OPEN with the following exceptions. | 320-592-3248 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Herubin MMR CLOSED to vehicles over 1,000 lbs. GVW. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| MMR 601 CLOSED |
02/09/2012 | |||
| St. Croix State Forest | OPEN, but groomed snowmobile trails are CLOSED FOR THE SEASON to off-highway and highway-licensed vehicles, as signed. Use CAUTION due to logging activity on Mallard Lake Road and East Arm Road. | 320-245-6789 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Sturgeon River State Forest | OPEN, with the following exceptions. | 218-262-6772 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Dean Road OPEN, but with small washouts. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Shannon Road OPEN, but with small washouts |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Two Inlets State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Indian Creek Road CLOSED - road is under water |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Waukenabo State Forest | OPEN | 320-592-3248 | 02/09/2012 | |
| Wealthwood State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. | 320-592-3248 | 02/09/2012 | |
| North Shore Road OPEN, but use caution due to minor washout. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| 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 | 02/09/2012 | |
| White Earth State Forest | OPEN with the following exception. Note that White Earth tribal lands are always CLOSED to non-band members. | 218-732-3309 | 02/09/2012 | |
| MMR 1375 (near Rice Lake) CLOSED and impassable until further notice due to washout. |
02/09/2012 | |||
| Whiteface River State Forest | Forest is OPEN. THERE ARE NO OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RIDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THIS FOREST. | 218-879-0880 x 222 | 02/09/2012 | |