Minnesota Seasons - Tettegouche State Park

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About

Ownership

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History

Management

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Location

Size

9,489 acres statutory, 9,009 owned

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				Lake County
				Northeast Minnesota

Parking

5702 Highway 61
Silver Bay, MN 55614

N47 20.326, W91 11.812

Hours

Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

Maps

Activities

Hiking

Biking

Mountain biking

Horseback riding

Picnicking

Camping

Backpacking

Rock climbing and bouldering

Swimming

Boating

Canoeing

Birdwatching

Nature photography

Geocaching

Cross country skiing

Skate-skiing

Winter hiking

Snowshoeing

Snowmobiling

Trails


Hiking	23 miles
Winter hiking	1.7 miles
Mountain bike	1.5 miles
ATV	6.5 miles
Cross country skiing	15.5 miles
Skate-skiing	4 miles
Snowmobile	12 miles
Snowshoe	Anywhere in park except on groomed trails

Hunting and Fishing

Much of the southern half of the park (approximately 3,700 acres) known as the Palisade Valley unit is open to public hunting and trapping.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.

In most cases, Minnesota residents do not need a permit to fish in Minnesota State Parks.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
Ecological Section			Northern Superior Uplands
Ecological Subsection			North Shore Highlands
Land Type Association			North Shore Till Plain Sawtooth Mountain Bedrock Complex

Native Plant Communities*
Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - Birch Forest Beaver Wetland Complex Bedrock Shrubland (Lake Superior) Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern) Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) Crystalline Bedrock Outcrop (Northern) / Bedrock Shrubland (Inland) / Woodland Complex Dry Mafic Cliff (Northern) / Northern Talus Complex Exposed Felsic Cliff (Lake Superior) Exposed Mafic Cliff (Lake Superior) Gravel/Cobble Beach (Lake Superior) Lake Superior Rocky Shore / Bedrock Shrubland / Bedrock Outcrop Complex Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) / Northern Talus Complex Northern Poor Fen Complex Northern Talus Complex Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Canadian Shield) Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Basin) Sand / Gravel / Cobble / Bedrock / Boulder Shore (River) Complex Sedge Meadow Spruce - Fir Woodland (North Shore) Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Upland White Cedar Forest White Cedar - Yellow Birch Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features


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Wayne Rasmussen
Probably one of the most popular State Parks in Minnesota with uncounted photo keepsakes taken by more than half of the population of the state. We visit this park on every trip to the North Shore.


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Richard Sanders

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Published on Feb 11, 2014

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Tettegouche State Park
Cameron Stone

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Uploaded on Feb 20, 2011

Camped at Tettegouche on my bicycle trip up the north shore in 2010. Great campgound! Of all the campgrounds I camped in along the north shore, this one is the most wooded and private! Also this one has the most wildlife!

Tettegouche State Park
Avery Nelson

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Published on Jul 16, 2012

Camping trip to Tettegouche State Park in June 2012

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Fungi and Lichens
Coral Tooth Fungus (Hericium coralloides)

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Visits

5/26/2011


Amphibians
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Amphibians and Reptiles List

Birds


Seven bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Birds List

Minnesota DNR Bird checklist

eBird Field Checklist (Complete)

eBird Field Checklist (Visitor's Center Feeders)

eBird Field Checklist (BTBW Area)

Fishes


One fish species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Special Concern	lake chub (Couesius plumbeus)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Fungi and Lichens

Two fungi and lichen species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

Abrading Ring Lichen (Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga)

Hanging Fringe Lichen (Anaptychia crinalis)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fungi List

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Lichens List


Insects and Arachnids
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List

Plants


Twenty-two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	pale sedge (Carex pallescens)
Threatened	alpine woodsia (Woodsia alpina) Braun’s hollyfern (Polystichum braunii) Holboell’s rockcress (Boechera retrofracta) longleaf arnica (Arnica lonchophylla) maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes) rock clubmoss (Huperzia porophila) small-flowered woodrush (Luzula parviflora) smooth woodsia (Woodsia glabella)
Special Concern	Appalachian clubmoss (Huperzia appalachiana) creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) common butterwort (Pinguicula vulgaris ssp. vulgaris) Douglas hawthorn (Crataegus douglasii) Fernald’s false manna grass (Torreyochloa pallida var. fernaldii) Hudson Bay eyebright (Euphrasia hudsoniana) intermediate sedge (Carex media) quill spikerush (Eleocharis nitida) rock whitlow-grass (Draba arabisans) snowline wintergreen (Pyrola minor) spike trisetum (Trisetum spicatum) White Mountain saxifrage (Saxifraga paniculata) yellow sedge (Carex flava)