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2022 Map of Side Lake

Name: 2022 Topographic Map of Side Lake
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2022
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2022

About this map

The community of Side Lake serves as a central hub in this lake-heavy portion of northern Minnesota, situated at the boundary of Itasca and St. Louis counties. This 2022 survey illustrates a landscape dominated by the Sturgeon River system, including West Sturgeon Lake, Little Sturgeon Lake, and South Sturgeon Lake. The area is a significant recreational corridor, defined by a dense network of specialized paths such as the McCarthy Beach Trails Trl and the Taconite State Trl, which navigate the various waterways and wetlands within the Superior National Forest.

Notable geographic features include Barrett Island and Hayes Island, which divide the open waters of the larger lakes. The road and trail network, featuring names like Chisholm Club Trl East Rd and the Snake Trl, reveals the contemporary infrastructure used to access this wood-and-water territory. Small water bodies like Section Eleven Lake and Johnson Lake dot the western reaches, surrounded by a complex system of forest roads.