DNR staff report
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources public open house to review and comment on an updated master plan for the David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail in St. Louis and Koochiching counties, was held July 7, but it’s not too late to comment to the plan.
The David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail is approximately 125 miles long, stretching from an intersection with the David Dill-Taconite State Trail just east of Tower, northwest to an intersection with the Blue Ox Trail just south of International Falls.
The original master plan for the trail was written in 1980 and revised in 1983. The trail is primarily managed for snowmobile use, but other uses such as hiking, biking, horseback riding, hunting, and skiing are permitted in certain areas. The proposed plan update retains the current trail uses but will also allow the trail to be open to off-highway vehicle use in some areas where conditions allow.
Those who were unable to make the open house but wish to review the plan can learn more on the David Dill-Arrowhead State Trail webpage (link is external) on the DNR website. Written comments may be submitted by email (joe.unger@state.mn.us (link sends email)), an online comment form (link is external), or U.S. mail (Joe Unger, DNR Parks and Trails, 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN, 55155). The DNR will accept written comments through July 27.