Monday, August 28, 2017

Beaver Pond Overlook - Voyageurs National Park


The short, fairly easy walk to the Beaver Pond Overlook begins 1.1 miles south of the Ash River Visitor Center on Mead Wood Road in Voyageurs National Park. A sign marks the distance as 0.15 miles, or 0.30 miles round-trip. A vault toilet is located just off the trail near the trailhead. The wide, gravel trail heads generally westward and climbs about 25 feet. The trail is not ADA-accessible as it has a set of stairs and a section with a cross-slope near the overlook. At the overlook, two log benches have been provided. While we didn't see any wildlife in or around the pond, we did hear several birds. We also saw a variety of flowering and fruiting plants near the trail on our early August 2017 visit.

Topographic map with GPS route

Trailhead

Vault toilet

Typical trail conditions

Beaver pond from the trail

Gravel and timber stairs

Side slope

A few roots on the final climb

Ramp to overlook

Glacially rounded rock above overlook

Overlook with benches

Beaver pond

Mosses

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis)

Ferns

Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)

More Black-eyed Susans

Entry to Voyageurs National Park is free.

The park website is https://www.nps.gov/voya.

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