Voyageurs National Park · Minnesota

Black Bay Beaver Pond Hiking Trail

0.6 mi of trail, end to end · Hike Black Bay Beaver Pond Trail: 1.2 mi round trip in the Service's write-up · about 60 ft of climbing · 1,109 ft–1,170 ft

1,109 ft 1,155 ft · 0.5 mi high 1,170 ft

Hike Black Bay Beaver Pond Trail 1.2 mi round trip · the Park Service's write-up

30-60 Minutes · no dogs · season Summer season: Hiking<br /> Winter Season: Snowshoeing and cross country skiing

Start Near Rainy Lake Visitor Center

View overlooking the Black Bay Beaver Pond with a beaver lodge in the middle, surround by pine trees
View overlooking the Black Bay Beaver Pond with a beaver lodge in the middle, surround by pine trees Photo: NPS/Adam Mathews

Watch this video timelaspe of hike to an active beaver pond!

All back country trail heads are only accessible by boat.

Take a boat one mile from the Rainy Lake Visitor Center and hike this trail through northern pines, deciduous trees, and across rock ridges to a scenic active beaver pond.

Difficulty: Moderate

Hiking Distance 1.2 mile (1.9 km) round trip

Restroom: Vault toilet is available near the trailhead

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Pets Pets are not allowed on trails at Voyageurs national Park to prevent the possible transmission of diseases to the wolf population.

Accessibility This narrow dirt trail crosses rocks and roots. Although most of the trail has small up and down grades, some sections have short steep climbs and descents.

This hike on nps.gov

On the parks map

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About this trail's facts

The lines are the National Park Service's public trails layer, the trailheads and the waterfalls, views, peaks and historic places along them the Service's public points of interest, read 2026-10-16 and simplified for the map; the length is the line's, end to end. The write-ups are the Service's own "things to do" text, unedited. Heights come from USGS 3DEP through Terrain Tiles on AWS (Mapzen/Tilezen), read along each line and rounded; a short trail on steep ground can be off by a few tens of feet. Closures change: check the park's own site before you go.