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.
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| Topographic map with GPS route |
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| Trailhead |
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| Vault toilet |
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| Typical trail conditions |
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| Beaver pond from the trail |
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| Gravel and timber stairs |
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| Side slope |
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| A few roots on the final climb |
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| Ramp to overlook |
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| Glacially rounded rock above overlook |
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| Overlook with benches |
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| Beaver pond |
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| Mosses |
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| Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) |
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| Ferns |
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| Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) |
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| More Black-eyed Susans |
Entry to Voyageurs National Park is free.
The park website is https://www.nps.gov/voya.
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