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","One of the largest contiguous land donations to our recreation system - 2,529 acres in the Paul Bunyan State Forest - is now open for public use! Thanks to The Conservation Fund, Trust for Public Land, and the Outdoor Heritage Fund, this working forest of rolling hills and lakes is available for hunting, riding, paddling and more. The new parcel includes the Karmal and Steamboat Pass state forest roads and walk-in watercraft access to Layden Lake. We are still working to create an updated geopdf and print map, in the meantime this general map provides basic information on the site.
","Paul Bunyan State Forest's 105,113 acres feature a terrain that's rough and hilly, with many tiny ponds and bogs. ","Paul Bunyan State Forest's hundreds of miles of trails among pine forests makes it one of premier state forest destinations. "," Visitors choose among Paul Bunyan State Trail, North Country National Scenic Trail, Martineau OHM Trails, and Round River Drive ATV Trail to explore. ","Gulch Lake and Mantrap Lake campgrounds and day-use area in the Paul Bunyan State Forest can serve as handy overflow campgrounds or as a great alternative to the more developed and heavily used Itasca State Park."],"landscape":["This forest lies almost entirely on the \"central ridge,\" a terminal moraine in east-central Hubbard County. Many tiny ponds and bogs dot this rough and hilly land."],"management":["From year to year, you may see changes in this forest. The DNR manages the trees, water, and wildlife in state forests for everyone to keep them healthy and meet recreational, environmental, and economic goals. Trees are harvested to make a variety of products, such as lumber and building materials, pulp for making paper, pallets, fencing, and telephone poles. Through careful planning, harvesting, and planting, land managers create forest openings or plant trees and vegetation to improve habitat for white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, and waterfowl. The DNR manages state forests to prevent wildfires, and keep our water and air clean."],"history":["Millions of board feet of white and red pine were harvested from this area in the early 1900s. The Red River Lumber Company had purchased most of the land and timber and in 1898 constructed a sawmill on the Eleventh Crow Wing Lake near what is today the city of Akeley. At first, the company maintained four to five logging camps. By 1908, eight to 10 camps existed in the area, with 4,000 to 5,000 men on the payroll. A logging railroad, started in 1902, extended to Lake Alice Township within a quarter-mile of Itasca State Park by 1915. Many of the present forest roads are old logging railroad beds, such as Spur I and the Gulch Lake forest trail. In 1915 the Red River Lumber Company moved its operations to California. Small operators with portable sawmills cut the rest of the merchantable timber and left the area by 1920. Hubbard County's \"logging days\" lasted only 20 years."]},"name":"Paul Bunyan State Forest","forest_id":78,"events":null,"counties":["Cass","Hubbard"],"notes":["The Paul Bunyan State Forest Geo PDF map can be viewed electronically as a geospatial PDF (GeoPDF) on your mobile device with applications such as Avenza Maps. Learn more about GeoPDFs and Avenza maps.","trail remark"],"nearby_destinations":[{"type":"wma","name":"Wolf Lake WMA","url":"/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0035600"},{"type":"ohv_trail","url":"/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=14","name":"Martineau OHM Trails"},{"type":"wma","url":"/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0106100","name":"Crow Wing Chain WMA"},{"type":"state_park","url":"/state_parks/la_salle_lake/index.html","name":"La Salle Lake State Recreation Area"},{"url":"/state_parks/itasca/index.html","name":"Itasca State Park","type":"state_park"},{"type":"sna","url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna00958","name":"Itasca Wilderness Sanctuary SNA"},{"type":"sna","url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna02046","name":"Lester Lake SNA"},{"url":"/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0051300","name":"Birch Creek WMA","type":"wma"},{"type":"wma","name":"Kabekona WMA ","url":"/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0056200"},{"url":"/state_trails/paul_bunyan/index.html","name":"Paul Bunyan State Trail","type":"state_trail"},{"type":"state_forest","url":"/state_forests/sft00002/index.html ","name":"Badoura State Forest"},{"url":"/state_forests/sft00009/index.html","name":"Bowstring State Forest","type":"state_forest"},{"name":"Heartland State Trail","url":"/state_trails/heartland/index.html","type":"state_trail"},{"name":"Rockwood WMA","url":"/wmas/detail_report.html?id=WMA0041400","type":"wma"},{"name":"Round River Drive ATV Trail","url":"/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=22","type":"ohv_trail"},{"type":"sna","url":"/snas/detail.html?id=sna02056","name":"La Salle Lake SNA"},{"name":"Forest Riders ATV Trail","url":"/ohv/trail_detail.html?id=9","type":"ohv_trail"},{"type":"state_forest","name":"Foot Hills State Forest","url":"/state_forests/sft00019/index.html"},{"type":"state_forest","name":"Two Inlets State Forest","url":"/state_forests/sft00051/index.html"}],"last_updated":"2026-03-02 02:05:28.059919-06","established":1935},"status":"SUCCESS"}