MNDNR Administered State Forest Roads
Go to Section:- Overview
- Data Quality
- Data Organization
- Coordinate System
- Attributes
- Distribution - Get Data
- Metadata Reference
Section 1: Overview
Originator:Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MNDNR) - Division of Forestry
Title:
MNDNR Administered State Forest Roads
Abstract:
Roads designated by the Commissioner of Natural Resource to provide access to lands administered by the Division of Forestry. These roads are generally open and used for resource management and public recreation. Some segments are cooperatively managed with county land departments and local road authorities. State Forest Roads are classified as either system roads or minimum maintenance roads (MMR’s). System roads are generally capable of supporting low clearance highway licensed vehicles. MMR’s are maintained as needed and funding allows, generally passable by high clearance vehicle, and are posted as “Road may be impassable. Travel at your own risk”. Resource Management Routes (RMR’s) are non-designated forest routes used for resource management purposes. Some portions of roads and routes are dual designated as recreation trails.
Purpose:
The authoritative data source of forest roads administered by the DNR – Division of Forestry to fulfill statute M.S. 89.71 Subd. 1. The state forest road system provided access to state forest land to meet the principles of multiple use, sustained timber yield and to provide access for wildfire protection.
Time Period of Content Date:
06/05/2026
Currentness Reference:
Time Period of Content date indicates the date which the user can be confident of accuracy and completeness of the dataset. These data are pulled regularly from the DNR's STARS database and should be considered up-to-date.
Progress:
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency:
As needed
Spatial Extent of Data:
State of minnesota
Bounding Coordinates:
-95.593299
-89.816454
48.988422
43.588208
Place Keywords:
Minnesota, MN
Theme Keywords:
transportation, Forest, Road, Transportation, Access, State, Facilities
Theme Keyword Thesaurus:
ISO 19115 Category
Access Constraints:
None
Use Constraints:
Use of the data are constrained only by the DNR GIS Data License Agreement. See the Distribution Liability section below for a link.
Contact Person Information:
Matt Huseby,
Roads & Tree Improvement Programs Coordinator
Minnesota DNR - Forestry
454 State Highway 169 PO Box 9
Hill City,
MN
55748
Phone: 218-322-2503
Email: Matt.Huseby@state.mn.us
Associated Data Sets:
Section 2: Data Quality
Attribute Accuracy:
Logical Consistency:
Data are topologically verified using the DNR STARS database. All lines intersect where intended.
Completeness:
Forest System and Minimum Maintenance roads are shared both internally and externally to the DNR since these roads are open to public recreation. Resource Management Routes and Temporary Acess Routes are only shared internally to DNR since these routes are generally not open to motorized public recreational use.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy:
Not specifically assessed
Vertical Positional Accuracy:
Not Applicable
Lineage:
Derived from the PAT_EIS_GDB.FC_PROD_STARS_LN feature class in the MNDNR's enterprise geodatabase.
Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)
Section 4: Coordinate System
Horizontal Coordinate Scheme:
Universal Transverse Mercator
UTM Zone Number:
15
Horizontal Datum:
NAD83
Horizontal Units:
meters
Vertical Datum:
not applicable
Vertical Units:
Not Applicable
Depth Datum:
not applicable
Depth Units:
Not Applicable
Section 5: Attributes
Overview:
Detailed Citation:
Table Detail:
dnr_state_forest_roads - Attribute table for DNR State Forest Roads| Field Name | Valid Values | Definition | Definition Source |
|---|
| FOREST_AREA | - | Forest Administrative Area | |
| ROAD_NUM | - | Road Number | |
| ROAD_NAME | - | Road Name | |
| ROAD_CLASS | enumerated | Treadway Class | |
| 1 | System Forest Road | |
| 2 | Minimum Maintenance Road | |
| 4 | Resource Management Route | |
| 3 | Temporary Access Route | |
| 12 | Other | |
| LEN_MILES | - | Length of feature in miles, as calculated by the GIS | |
Section 6: Distribution
Publisher:
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR)
Publication Date:
04/30/2025
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
Spatial Data Systems Administrator
Minnesota DNR - GIS
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier:
trans_state_forest_roads
Ordering Instructions:
Please visit the download page for this dataset on the Minnesota Geospatial Commons website using the web link below (Online Linkage). Online Linkage: I AGREE
to the notice in "Distribution Liability" above. Clicking to agree will either begin the download process, link to a service, or provide more instructions. See "Ordering Instructions" above for details.
Section 7: Metadata Reference
Metadata Date:
04/30/2025
Contact Person Information:
Zeb Thomas,
Spatial Data Systems Administrator
Minnesota DNR - GIS
500 Lafayette Rd
Saint Paul,
MN
55155
Phone: 651-259-5637
Email: zeb.thomas@state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name:
Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version:
1.2
