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Outdoor recreation opportunities include cross-country skiing and hiking trails, of snowmobiling trails, and of mountain biking trails. There is boat access to the Bear Island Lake, Birch Lake, as well as canoe and boat access to multiple smaller lakes within the forest. The Taconite State Trail runs through the forest, although it can only be accessed through the nearby Bear Head Lake State Park and Soudan Underground Mine State Park.