Grand Portage State Park
Grand Portage State Park lies within the Grand Portage Indian Reservation.
Open year round, Grand Portage State Park is for day use only. The park is home to mixed hardwood-conifer forests. The spectacular scenery sets the stage for recreational opportunities that include hiking, mountain biking, fishing and picnicking.
“The Grand Portage” is a nine-mile trail, created as a portage to High Falls by the early Ojibwe people. The grand portage linked the Ojibwe’s inland winter camps, where the people hunted and trapped for food of wild game, to their summer homes and fishing on Lake Superior.
At High Falls, torrents of wild water plummet 120 feet down to the Pigeon River. Today, visitors of all abilities can walk a one-half mile trail and boardwalk to the High Falls overlook area. Hiking trails also extend along the banks of the Pigeon River.
The visitor center, also open year round, offers naturalist and interpretive programs, exhibits and a gift shop.
Lake Superior is about one mile east of the park. The park is 5 miles north of Grand Portage on Highway 61. Turn left just before the Canadian Border.
Grand Portage State Park Visitor Center: 218-475-2360
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