St. Charles Canyon Virtual Travel

Blue Pond Spring

St. Charles Canyon

St. Charles Creek

Begin your virtual tour of St. Charles Canyon by clicking on any of the above entry points, and follow roads or trails through a network of linked images.

Near the north end of Bear Lake lies the community of St. Charles, and the canyon opening into the mountains to the west is named St. Charles Canyon. It makes a gradual climb for several miles westward and then divides into three forks. A creek, named St. Charles Creek, flows from the canyon into Bear Lake.

Minnetonka Cave, operated by the forest service with daily guided tours, is on the southern slope of the canyon. A paved road comes up the canyon to where it forks out, and then loops back on the mountainside, to the cave. There are several campgrounds in the canyon. Foot trails lead further up into the forks of the canyon.