Savanna State Forest, State forest in Aitkin and St. Louis Counties, Minnesota.

Savanna State Forest covers over 238,000 acres in Aitkin and St. Louis counties, Minnesota, and is bisected by the Upper Mississippi River. Within its boundaries lies Savanna Portage State Park, which preserves a historic trade route linking the Mississippi with the upper Saint Lawrence drainage. Its lakes, including Big Sandy Lake, hold bass, panfish, walleye and northern pike.

The area is connected to the Savanna Portage, a historic trade route that once linked the Mississippi River to the Saint Lawrence River drainage system. This portage was essential for commerce and travel through the region in earlier times.

Savanna Portage State Park, inside the forest, preserves the old portage route between the Mississippi and the Saint Lawrence drainage; the name Savanna comes from the open meadows along that route. Anglers come for bass, panfish, walleye and northern pike in Big Sandy Lake and other forest lakes.

Savanna State Forest lies in Aitkin and Saint Louis counties, with the Upper Mississippi River cutting through it and Savanna Portage State Park inside its boundaries. Big Sandy Lake and the forest's other lakes hold bass, panfish, walleye and northern pike. Access is by road into different sections, and conditions change with the seasons.

Savanna State Forest covers more than 238,000 acres across Aitkin and Saint Louis counties, and the Upper Mississippi River cuts straight through it. Within its boundaries lies Savanna Portage State Park, which protects the old portage route between the Mississippi and the Saint Lawrence drainage. Anglers head to Big Sandy Lake and other forest lakes for bass, panfish, walleye and northern pike.