State
Park Office
open 8-5pm mid-May to mid-Oct, 8:30 - 3:30 mid Oct to
mid-May Monday - Thursday. Staff may be out in Park. Minnesota
Historical Society Visitor Center
The lighthouse is open May-Oct; visitor center open year-round (12pm to 4pm,
Friday - Sunday, only from mid-Oct through mid-May); fee charged to visit lighthouse. Historical
Sites
Split Rock Lighthouse and the surrounding 25 acre area and buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. Picnic
Area
tables with both, open & enclosed shelters. Hiking
12 miles; part of the Superior Hiking Trail; trails down to Lake Superior, up the river and
through the adjacent woods.
Mountain Biking
6 miles; hard-packed dirt trails follows the cross-country ski trails.
Fishing
In the nearby Split Rock river and on Lake Superior for steelhead, brook
trout and salmon.
Camping
20 walk-in sites, 4 backpack sites, 2 backpack/kayak sites, 1 kayak site, flush toilets and showers; carts are available for campers to toe gear;
and public phones; firewood and ice are sold at the park.
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