Lake Isabella State Forest

Lake Isabella State Forest
Geography
Location	Crystal Bay Township / Stony River Township, Lake County, Minnesota, United States
Elevation	1,552 feet (473 m)
Area	638 acres (2.58 km²; 0.997 sq mi)
Established	1963
Governing body	United States Forest Service
Website	www.dnr.state.mn.us/state forests/sft00029/index.html
Ecology
WWF Classification	Western Great Lakes Forests
EPA Classification	Northern Lakes and Forests
Map
Lake Isabella State Forest

The Lake Isabella State Forest is a state forest located in Lake County, Minnesota. The forest is located completely within the Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, and is thus subject to the management of the United States Forest Service. At 638 acres (258 ha), it one of the smallest forests in the Minnesota state system.

Hiking, canoeing, and kayaking are popular outdoor recreational activities in the forest. Although there are no campsites within the forest itself, dispersed camping is possible in the neighboring Superior National Forest.^[1]

References

^ "Lake Isabella State Forest" (html). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 2010-10-10. http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_forests/sft00029/index.html. Retrieved 2010-10-11.

Protected areas of Minnesota

National Parks	Voyageurs National Park

National Monuments	Grand Portage • Pipestone

National Park Service	Mississippi National River and Recreation Area • North Country Trail • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway

National Wildlife Refuges	Agassiz • Big Stone • Crane Meadows • Glacial Ridge • Hamden Slough • Mille Lacs • Minnesota Valley • Northern Tallgrass Prairie • Rice Lake • Rydell • Sherburne • Tamarac • Upper Mississippi River

National Forests	Chippewa • Superior

National Natural Landmarks	Ancient River Warren Channel • Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve • Itasca Natural Area • Keeley Creek Natural Area • Lac la Croix Research Natural Area • Lake Agassiz Peatlands Natural Area • Pine Point Research Natural Area • Upper Red Lake Peatland

State Parks	Afton • Banning • Bear Head Lake • Beaver Creek Valley • Big Bog State Recreation Area • Big Stone Lake • Blue Mounds • Buffalo River • Camden • Carley • Cascade River • Charles A. Lindbergh • Crow Wing • Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area • Father Hennepin • Flandrau • Forestville Mystery Cave • Fort Ridgely • Fort Snelling • Franz Jevne • Frontenac • Garden Island State Recreation Area • George H. Crosby Manitou • Glacial Lakes • Glendalough • Gooseberry Falls • Grand Portage • Great River Bluffs • Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area • Hayes Lake • Hill-Annex Mine • Interstate • Itasca • Jay Cooke • John A. Latsch • Judge C. R. Magney • Kilen Woods • Lac qui Parle • Lake Bemidji • Lake Bronson • Lake Carlos • Lake Louise • Lake Maria • Lake Shetek • Maplewood • McCarthy Beach • Mille Lacs Kathio • Minneopa State Park • Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area • Monson Lake • Moose Lake • Myre-Big Island • Nerstrand-Big Woods • Old Mill • Red River State Recreation Area • Rice Lake • Saint Croix • Sakatah Lake • Savanna Portage • Scenic • Schoolcraft • Sibley • Soudan Underground Mine • Split Rock Creek • Split Rock Lighthouse • Temperance River • Tettegouche • Upper Sioux Agency • Whitewater • Wild River • William O'Brien • Zippel Bay

State Forests	Badoura • Battleground • Bear Island • Beltrami Island • Big Fork • Birch Lakes • Blackduck • Bowstring • Buena Vista • Burntside • Chengwatana • Cloquet Valley • Crow Wing • D.A.R. • Emily • Finland • Fond du Lac • Foot Hills • General C. C. Andrews • George Washington • Golden Anniversary • Grand Portage • Hill River • Huntersville • Insula Lake • Jeanette • Kabetogama • Koochiching • Lake Isabella • Lake of the Woods • Land O'Lakes • Lost River • Lyons • Mississippi Headwaters • Nemadji • Northwest Angle • Pat Bayle • Richard J. Dorer Memorial Hardwood

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