Urho Creek Unit

Approximate Acreage: 5,013
Percent Federal Ownership: 100%

The Urho Creek Unit is south of the Echo Trail and southeast of Lake Jeanette. The area, which is adjacent to the BWCAW, offers scenic and peaceful hiking opportunities on the Norway Trail, which traverses the unit.

The unit is part of the Little Indian Sioux watershed, and there are small lakes and ponds at the beginning of four creeks that flow into the Little Indian Sioux River in the BWCAW: Marvins, Teds, Urho, and Spike Horn creeks.

Wildlife found in the area includes deer, moose, and a wide variety of birds, including pileated woodpeckers.

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