State Parks

On Friday, we decided to visit Tettegouche State Park for the first time and Gooseberry Falls State Park for the 3rd consecutive year.

Tettegouche State Park

This year we visited Tettegouche State Park for the first time.  The park is about 60 miles north of Duluth near Silver Bay.  The park is an outdoor enthusiasts dream with many miles of hiking trails and many canoeing opportunities.  We just spent a couple of hours there, hiking a three-quarter of a mile trail to see the Highest Falls pictured at right.  Other than it being really overcast and we got sprinkled on a couple of times, it wasn't a bad hike.  The trail was easy to follow and not too rugged.

The park is also well known for rock climbing opportunities.  Much of the park is accessed only by trails, which probably means if you like to hike, this is a good place to go without being around a lot of other people.  The park has camping and some cabins for lodging as well.  For more information, visit their website at:  

www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/tettegouche

Gooseberry Falls State Park

For the third straight year, we visited Gooseberry Falls State Park.  This year we went on a Friday hoping t wouldn't be so busy and we were right.  After a drizzly morning, the skies cleared up and we had a nice walk around the falls once again.  It is a beautiful park at attracts many people on the weekends.  We advise going during the week to enjoy the falls with a lot fewer people around.

Rather than repeat a bunch of stuff we've already written about the park, visit our other Gooseberry Falls pages: Duluth '01 - Gooseberry Falls and Duluth '00 - Gooseberry Falls.

For more information, visit the Gooseberry Falls web site at:

www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/gooseberry_falls