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 Snowmobile
and Cross-Country Ski Trail Conditions - click on the "News"
link to the right and select the trail conditions report.
The park lies in the southern part of the Canadian Shield, representing
some of the oldest exposed rock formations in the world. This bedrock
has been shaped and carved by at least four periods of glaciation. The
topography of the park is rugged and varied; rolling hills are interspersed
between bogs, beaver ponds, swamps, islands, small lakes and four large
lakes. In the years since the last glaciation, a thin layer of soil has
been created which supports the boreal forest ecosystem, the "North
Woods" of Voyageurs National Park.
This land is rich
in human history. Named for the Voyageurs, French-Canadian canoe-men who
traveled these waters in their birch-bark canoes from the Great Lakes
to the interior of the western United States and Canada. Modern voyageurs
continue to ply these waters. The water, accompanying scenery, geology
and rich cultural and natural resources that give Voyageurs its national
significance, merits its protection for the enjoyment of present and future
generations.
On the northern edge
of Minnesota's border, 55 miles of the park meander along the Canadian
border with Ontario. Voyageurs is about 15 miles east of International
Falls, MN and 300 miles north of Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN.
Voyageurs is a water
based park. Access to the Kabetogama peninsula, the islands and nearly
all of the park's shoreline is by watercraft. Free public boat ramps and
parking are available at the park's visitor centers and at the Kabetogama
State Forest Campgrounds.
Operating Hours &
Seasons
Open all year round
with boating, fishing, and swimming in the summer and skiing, snowshoeing,
and snowmobiling in the winter.
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