Chippewa National Forest (redirected from Lost Forty)

Chippewa National Forest

Parks Directory of the United States / National Forests

Address: 200 Ash Ave NW
Cass Lake, MN 56633
Phone: 218-335-8600;
Fax: 218-335-8637;
Web: www.fs.fed.us/r9/chippewa
Size: 666,542acres.
Location: North-central Minnesota. Accessible by US 2 and 371; MN 6, 34, and 46. Nearby cities/towns include Blackduck, Cass Lake, Grand Rapids, Marcell, Remer, and Walker.
Facilities: Visitor center, 21 campgrounds, dispersed camping, picnic sites, trails (160 miles), snowmobile trails (382 miles), 9 canoe routes, 9 beaches, 3 scenic byways, 57 boat ramps, fishing piers.
Activities: Camping, fishing, boating, mountain biking, berry picking, swimming, water-skiing, hiking, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, ice fishing, OHV riding, bird watching, dog sledding, horseback riding.
Special Features: Gilfillan Area, an undeveloped tract with an abundance of wild orchids; Lost Forty, a tract of virgin pines left untouched by loggers because early maps incorrectly showed the area was a lake; historic Rabideau CCC Camp, 13 buildings of a former Civilian Conservation Corps camp, on the National Register of Historic Places; Webster Lake Bog, an area with carnivorous plants along a self-guiding boardwalk trail; 150 pairs of breeding bald eagles.

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