Tettegouche State Park

Tettegouche State Park is a 9000-acre Minnesota State Park along Baptism River on the North Shore of Lake Superior.  The area had been logged in the early 20th century and the lumber company sold the land in 1910 to the Tettegouche Club, a group of Duluth businessman that used the camp as a retreat.  The land stayed in private hands until the 1970s when the landowners entered negotiations with the Nature Conservancy to protect the land in perpetuity.  Tettegouche State Park was established in 1979.

Contact Information:

5702 Highway 61

Silver Bay, MN 55614

Phone: (218) 353-8800

Email: tettegouche.statepark@state.mn.us

Directions:

From Duluth, head north on I-35 for about 2 miles and take exit 259 for MN-61 north towards the North Shore. Follow MN-61 for 56.8 miles and turn right into the rest area and park.

Map:

Points of Interest:

High Falls:

High Falls on Baptism River is the highest waterfall completely in the state of Minnesota.

Illgen Falls:

Illgen Falls is a 40-foot waterfall on Baptism River upstream of High Falls.

Shovel Point:

Shovel Point sticks out into Lake Superior and has beautiful views of the rocky shore.

Two Step Falls:

Two Step Falls is a waterfall in two section downstream from High Falls.

Blog Entries:

28-Aug-2020: Tettegouche

External Links:

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources website: https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00269#homepage