Everything about Tettegouche State Park totally explained
Tettegouche State Park is a
Minnesota state park on the
north shore of
Lake Superior 58 miles (93 km) northeast of
Duluth in
Lake County on scenic
Minnesota Highway 61. The park's name stems from the Tettegouche Club, an association of local businessmen which purchased the park in 1910 from the Alger-Smith Lumber Company. The club's members protected the area until its sale in 1971 to the deLaittres family. In 1979, the state of Minnesota acquired from the Nature Conservancy, including Tettegouche Camp. The land was added to Baptism River State Park, which was renamed Tettegouche State Park.
Features
The park is 9,346 acres (37.8 km²), and contains six inland lakes (four of which support
Northern Pike and one supports
Walleye fishing), four
waterfalls, and a beach on Lake Superior. The 70 ft (22 m) tall waterfall
High Falls located on the
Baptism River is the highest waterfall located entirely within Minnesota. The park contains 22 miles (35 km) of hiking trails, 12 miles (19.3 km) of Ski trails, and access to the
Superior Hiking Trail. Tettegouche is bordered to the north by the
Finland State Forest and shares the Red Dot motorized trail with it. The trail is for use by
all-terrain vehicles and
snowmobiles and is the only ATV trail in a state park.
The park is one of only four state parks in Minnesota offering
rock climbing. Both Shovel Point and
Palisade Head cliffs are popular spots offering climbing directly over Lake Superior.
Wildlife
Common wildlife seen at the park includes the
white-tail deer,
hawk,
woodpecker,
red squirrel,
snowshoe hare,
weasel, and
beaver. Other wild life that can be seen
moose,
black bear,
river otter, and
red fox on occasion the
timber wolf,
coyote,
fisher,
pine marten and
northern flying squirrel can be seen. The park also has
peregrine falcons that nest in the cliffs along Lake Superior.
Amenities
The park contains several camping areas, with drive-in, cart-in, walk-in and
kayak-in sites. The Tettegouche Camp, on Mic Mac Lake, is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places. and features four hike-to cabins. One drive-up cabin is available at Illgen Falls. There is a visitor center open year-round. The campgrounds feature flush toilets, showers, and public phones. Firewood and ice can be purchased at the campground. The cabins and campsites can be booked through
stayatmnparks.com
. Five
picnic areas are also available with fire rings and tables.
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