Lake and Pond Fishing Areas

• Blackduck Area

  The Blackduck Ranger District is located in the northwest part of the Chippewa National Forest.  A great stop for Forest information, maps and permits.  

• Big Lake Boating Area
• Dora Lake Family Picnic Area
• Gilstad Lake Boat Site
• Lake Andrusia Boat Site
• Moose Lake Boating Area
• Noma Lake Campground
• Pimushe Boating Area
• Reese Boat Landing
• Richards Townsite Boating
• South Twin Boating Area
• Third River Boat Ramp
• Webster Lake Boating Area
• Cass Lake Area

  WELCOME
  The spirit of the Civilian Conservation Corps can be found in the notched logs and hammered iron of the Chippewa National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Cass Lake, Minn. This historic landmark embodies the craftsmanship of men like Ike Boekenoogen, Nels Bergley and the boys of Civilian Conservation Corps Company 705, Pike Bay Camp.

• Bimijiwan (bi-mi-ji-wan) recreation area
• Norway Beach Recreation Area

  The Norway Beach Recreation Area is located four miles east of Cass Lake, Minnesota on U.S. Highway 2.  The recreation area offers camping sites located in four campground loops; Norway Beach, Chippewa, Wanaki and Cass Lake.  Interpretive trails, sandy beaches, a paved biking trail, boat ramps, a reservable picnic shelter and the Norway Beach Visitor Center are all nestled among red and white pines. There are also showers.  Electric sites in the Chippewa loop only. | There is NO dump station  Area Map

• Cass Lake Campground Loop
• Chippewa Campground Loop
• Norway Beach Campground Loop
• Wanaki Campground Loop
• South Pike Bay Campground
• Winnie Boat Access
• Winnie Campground
• Deer River Area

  Deer River Area

• Birches Boat Area
• Bowstring Lake Landing Boat Area
• Bowstring Landing Boat Area
• Deer Lake Campground
• East Seelye Bay Boat Area
• East Seelye Bay Campground
• Little Cut Foot Sioux Boat Area
• Mosomo (Mooz-ah-moo) Point Campground
• Mosomo Point Boat Area
• Onegume (ah-ni-gah-mig[k])Campground
• Plughat Point Boat Area
• South McAvity Bay Boat Area
• Williams Narrows Campground
• Marcell Area

  Marcell area is 28 miles north of Grand Rapids, Minnesota within the Chippewa National Forest. The Edge of the Wilderness Discovery Center located in Marcell, MN is a visitor & environmental education center that is home to a variety of interpretive displays & exhibits about the Edge of the Wilderness National Scenic Byway and surrounding area. It includes area information, gift shop, environmental education room, outdoor amphitheater, interpretive trail fishing/wildlife-watching pier and offers free naturalist programs throughout the summer.

• Big Too Much Lake Boat Area
• Caribou Lake Boat Area
• Clubhouse Campground
• Clubhouse Lake Boat Area
• Little Jessie Lake Boat Area
• North Star Campground
• North Star Lake Boat Area
• Spider Lake Boat Area
• Walker Area

  The Walker Ranger District is one of three ranger districts on the Forest, it is  approximately 479,000 acres in size. Favorite Spaces and Places on the Walker District: Stony Point Campground is an excellent spring wildflower and birding area, a popular summer campground and a colorful autumn hiking area.  Shingobee Recreation Area  was developed in the early 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).  Today, the Shingobee Recreation Area is managed to proved a scenic spot for recreation, habitat for wildlife, and wood for local industry. North Country Trail,  the Forest hosts 61 miles of this 4,700-mile trail that travels from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont to Lake Sakakawea State Park in North Dakota.

• Diamond Lake Boat Area
• Hovde Lake Boat Area
• Lake 13 Boat Area
• Long Lake Boat Area
• Lower Sucker Lake Boat Area
• Moccasin Lake Boat Area
• Pine Lake Boat Area
• Portage Lake 13 Boat Area
• South Pike Bay Boat Area
• Stony Point Campground
• Three Island Lake Boat Area