1
Superior National Forest
Managed by United States Forest Service
82,071 acres113.2 mi of trail
C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State TrailPicnic LoopSuperior Hiking TrailForest Rt 1209Homestead Loop
Dog rules not recorded
Outdoors · Tofte
Tofte, MN parks, trails & bike paths
About 92% of Tofte is conserved land, roughly 95,117 acres. There are about 141 miles of mapped trails, and the biggest networks are in Superior National Forest (113.2 mi), Temperance River State Park (11.7 mi), and Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (4.9 mi).
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Tofte, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Tofte outdoors
Conserved land
92%
95,117 of 103,331 acres
Trails
141 mi
0.9 mi per sq mi · 134 on conserved land
Parks & preserves
6
named on the map
Bike routes
22.3 mi
0.2 mi lanes · 21.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
2
Temperance River State Park
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
2,161 acres11.7 mi of trail
Superior Hiking TrailTimberwolves Snowmobile TrailSummit View TrailTofte Overlook Trail & SHT Access SpurCarlton Peak Viewpoint Trail
Dog rules not recorded
3
Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Managed by United States Forest Service
30,357 acres4.9 mi of trail
PortageNorth Temperance Lake to South Temperance Lake
Dog rules not recorded
DirectionsTo the trailhead
4
Pat Bayle State Forest
Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
10,643 acres2 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Campgrounds in Tofte
Showing 1–10 of 50 campgrounds
Baker Lake CampgroundIn Superior National Forest · USFS
Crescent Lake CampgroundIn Superior National Forest · USFS
East Leveaux PondIn Superior National Forest · Superior Hiking Trail Association
Onion RiverIn Superior National Forest · Superior Hiking Trail Association
Poplar River CampgroundIn Superior National Forest · USFS
Sawbill Lake CampgroundFee
Springdale CreekIn Superior National Forest · Superior Hiking Trail Association
Temperance River National Forest CampgroundIn Superior National Forest
Upper CampgroundIn Temperance River State Park · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
West Leveaux PondIn Superior National Forest · Superior Hiking Trail Association
21 more unnamed campgrounds are mapped in Tofte.
Trails
Named trails
Open to bikes 2.2 miHorses 11.0 miUnpaved 119.1 mi
Showing 1–10 of 25 trails
- Superior Hiking Trail12.2 mi
- C.J. Ramstad/North Shore State Trail8.9 mi
- Picnic Loop8.0 mi
- Forest Rt 12094.9 mi
- Homestead Loop4.6 mi
- Tofte Snowmobile Trail3.2 mi
- Maple Loop3.2 mi
- Oberg Lake Loop2.6 mi
- Lutsen Trail2.5 mi
- Six Mile Connector2.3 mi
Water
Lakes & rivers
Showing 1–10 of 58 places
Ada LakeAnderson LakeArctic LakeAria LakeBack LakeBaker LakeBradley LakeBurnt LakeCherokee LakeChoker Lake
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
95,117 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.2 mi
- Off-road bike paths21.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.3 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Basketball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Tofte
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
National Forest 82,032 acState Resource Management Area 13,120 acState Park 429 acState Recreation Area 47 acState Conservation Area 42 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior National ForestNational Forest | U.S. Forest Service | 82,032 | Open |
| Pat Bayle State ForestState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 10,644 | Open |
| MiscellaneousState Resource Management Area | State natural resources | 2,477 | Open |
| Temperance River State ParkState Park | State parks | 429 | Open |
| Ray BerglundState Recreation Area | State parks | 47 | Open |
| Poplar River State Aquatic Management Area (Cook)State Conservation Area | State fish & wildlife | 42 | Restricted |
History
Historic places to visit
Jason Robert FeltlIn Temperance River State Park · Plaque
Nearby
Tofte and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Tofte's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 42.5-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.