With Roseau as home base for your next snowmobile trip and offering 300 + miles of marked & groomed snowmobile trails, open country trails connecting to other nearby towns & State Forests as well as trails connecting to Kittson & Lake of the Woods County you’ll definitely put some miles on your sled this winter.

SNOWMOBILE DAY TRIPS FROM ROSEAU:

DAY 1: Ride to Warroad, then cross Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle for lunch, end your day with a stop at Lake of the Woods Brewing Company, the Northernmost Brewery in the Continental US before returning back to Roseau.

DAY 2: Ride to Lost River State Forest where you can ride the “EDA 1” trail named after the founders of snowmobiling: Edgar Hetteen, David Johnson, and Allan Hetteen. This trail is where they used the first snowmobiles in 1956 and 1957.

DAY 3: Hit the 120 + miles of groomed snowmobile trails in nearby Beltrami Island State Forest. During the winter months, no other trails are groomed except Beltrami’s snowmobile trails.

DAY 4: Impromptu trail day. Pick a spot on our snowmobile trail map (don’t have a snowmobile trail map? Call us so we can mail you one) and discover a new trail.

DAY 5: Before heading home, take your sled out for one last ride over to the Polaris Experience Center and see first hand the history behind it all.

All of our trails are accessible by riding right from town as well as routes that will take you through town to other trailheads.

All our hotels have lots of room for your snowmobile trailer. Click here to view lodging options.

Looking to do something not many can say they’ve done without a snowmobile? Make plans in 2021 to stay in Roseau, then drive the first-ever ice road to the Northwest Angle for an ice fishing adventure.

Beginning in January 2021, the first-ever ice road for vehicle use from Warroad, MN on Lake of the Woods to the Northwest Angle will be plowed by the Angle Resort Community for the purpose of allowing resort customers and guests access to the Angle while the US/Canadian border remains closed

Due to the expense of maintaining this road, an ice road pass is required to travel from Springsteel Resort to Northwest Angle mainland and islands.

Cost: $145 per vehicle (Springsteel Resort to Sunset Lodge)

​Hours: 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. contingent on weather and ice conditions. You are responsible for checking their FB page prior to arriving at Springsteel for any ice road updates. Based on ice condition and weather the road may be closed until cleared.

Route: The road will run from Springsteel Resort, across the lake, to the Border Cut trail, then along the trail to the main Angle road (Co Rd 330). The road is approx. 25-30 miles.

Rules: 25 MPH speed limit. The road is not wheelhouse friendly. There will not be enough clearance and you will get stuck. Regular passenger vehicles and most trailers will be fine.

Note: Traveling along the ice road is at your own risk. Road status will be monitored closely and may be subject to change without notice. Updates will be posted on the Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road Facebook page, click here to like/follow the page.

Click here to purchase your ice road pass.

Below is a list of Roseau, MN restaurants offering take-out & delivery. Thank you for continuing to support our local restaurants!

Ice roads aren’t something new on Lake of the Woods, but this ice road is the first of its kind going from Roseau County to the Northwest Angle. And there’s a bonus… you won’t need a passport to get to the Angle when you travel this route! Pack your bags because you are in for a once in a lifetime experience.

While you wait for official word on the opening on the 2021 ice road (est. to be open sometime in January 2021 – early March 2021), you can make lodging reservations in Roseau for your arrival the night before hitting this road less traveled. The ice road closes at sunset daily so enjoy a delicious local meal and get a great night’s sleep before you hit the ice road and hashtag you’ve done something that hasn’t been done without a snowmobile before 2021 (that could be one long hashtag)!

“All of the resorts on the Angle are involved in the project, Points North Services, Sunset Lodge on Oak Island, and Springsteel Resort will share the workload for plowing and maintaining the ice road, Alsleben said, a job that will include bridging cracks and ice heaves that form every winter.

The Northwest Angle Edge Riders, a group that grooms and maintains snowmobile trails on the Angle, also is a partner, and other resorts will chip in to help as needed, Alsleben said. As in previous winters, the Angle will be accessible by snowmobile on groomed trails from Warroad and other points along the south shore of Lake of the Woods.”

Due to the expense of maintaining the road, an ice road pass is required to travel from Springsteel Resort to Northwest Angle mainland and islands. While some might say the cost to travel on the frozen Lake of the Woods in on the pricey side, in reality, what experience isn’t pricey?

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Cost: $145 per vehicle (Springsteel Resort to Sunset Lodge)

​Hours: Daily, 8 a.m. to sunset contingent on weather and ice conditions.

Route: The road will run from Springsteel Resort, across the lake, to the Border Cut trail, then along the trail to the main Angle road (Co Rd 330). The road is approx. 25-30 miles. You are responsible for checking their FB page prior to arriving at Springsteel for any ice road updates. Based on ice condition and weather the road may be closed until cleared.

Rules: 25 MPH speed limit. The road is not wheelhouse friendly. There will not be enough clearance and you will get stuck. Regular passenger vehicles and most trailers will be fine.

Note: Traveling along the ice road is at your own risk. Road status will be monitored closely and may be subject to change without notice. Updates will be posted on the Northwest Angle Guest Ice Road Facebook page, click here to like/follow the page. Any updates to this information will be found on their FB page.

Click here to purchase your ice road pass.