Size | 1,323 acres |
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Parking | See individual units (above) for parking information |
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Hiking Trails | There are several roads and trails in the North Unit. The Hovland Woods Trail is a 16-mile ATV trail. It forms a loop that passes through both units of Hovland Woods SNA. It is open to ATVs from May 15 to November 30, to hikers year round. North Unit: The Hovland Woods Trail follows Boyd Road, a light duty dirt road, from the north parking area 0.83 miles to the north boundary of the SNA; 2.26 miles to the southwest corner of the North Unit; then 0.83 miles to Tom Lake Road, the Superior Hiking Trail,and the South Unit of the SNA. A 0.63-mile spur off the main trail on Boyd Road leads east to Stevens Lake. A minimum maintenance road leads southwest from Boyd Road for 0.68 miles. It ends at a fork with two trails, one leading west into Grand Portage State Forest, the other leading north and back onto the SNA. South Unit: From Tom Lake Road, another light duty dirt road, the Hovland Woods Trail leads northeast following the road 0.71 miles to the north boundary of the South Unit. The Superior Hiking Trail passes through the South Unit for a short distance. The Hazel Campground is adjacent to the south boundary. |
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Hunting | All hunting. See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details. |
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Ecological Classification | Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest |
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Section | Northern Superior Uplands |
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Subsection(s) | Border Lakes |
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Land Type Association(s) | Northern Lights Lake Till Plain Swamp River Till Plain Tettegouche Till Plain |
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Native Plant Communities1 | Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Beaver Wetland Complex Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) Dry Mafic Cliff (Nothern) / Northern Talus Complex Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) Northern Shrub Shore Fen Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) Upland White Cedar Forest White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) |
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Birds | One tracked bird species has been seen here: |
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Mammals | One mammal species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here: |
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Plants | One plant species with conservation status in Minnesota is found here: |
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large-leaved sandwort (Moehringia macrophylla) |
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Plants frequently found in: Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp FPn73a Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype FDn43b1 Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) WFn64a Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) WFn53a Mesic Mafic Cliff (Northern) CTn32a Northern Shrub Shore Fen OPn81 Paper Birch - Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) MHn45a Sugar Maple Forest (North Shore) MHn45c |
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