Temperance River State Park

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One of the park's waterfalls.

Original stone staircase created by the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Looking from the bluff on the Superior Hiking Trail to Cross River.

Coordinates: 47°33′16″N 90°52′21″W / 47.5543466, -90.8723722 Temperance River State Park is a Minnesota state park just north of the town of Schroeder on Highway 61 on the North Shore of Lake Superior. It has campsites, picnic areas, and hiking trails on both sides of the Temperance River.

1 History
2 Attractions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] History

The Temperance River area was first permanently inhabited by Europeans in the 1830s. Settlers had to decide what to name various geographical features. When the geographical surveyors came through the area in 1864, they noticed that one particular river ran into water which was so deep that no sand bar formed at the mouth. Because there was no "bar" that river was named "Temperance."^[1] In the 1930's, the Civilian Conservation Corps built several overlooks at certain places along the riverside. In 1957, the state organized 539 acres of land into Temperance River State Park.

[edit] Attractions

Temperance River has two campgrounds, one on each side of the river. Both campgrounds are closer to Lake superior than most state park campgrounds near the lake. Besides the "bar-less" mouth of the river, Temperance River has three waterfalls which can be reached by footpath. The park is also one of four Minnesota state parks to allow rock climbing, along with nearby Tettegouche State Park.

The Superior Hiking Trail passes through the park, following the river gorge before climbing to the top of Carlton Peak, nearly 1,000 feet above Lake Superior.