Minnesota State Highway 6 (MN 6) is a 147.775-mile-long (237.821 km) highway in east-central and north-central Minnesota, which runs from its intersection with State Highway 18 in Bay Lake Township near Garrison and continues north to its northern terminus at its intersection with U.S. Highway 71 and County Road 30 in Big Falls.

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Trunk Highway 6
MN 6 highlighted in red
Route information
Maintained by MnDOT
Length	147.775 mi[1] (237.821 km)
Existed	1920, 1933–present
Major junctions
South end	MN 18 near Garrison
Major intersections	MN 210 at Deerwood and Crosby MN 200 at Remer US 2 at Deer River MN 286 at Talmoon MN 1 near Effie
North end	US 71 in Big Falls
Location
Country	United States
State	Minnesota
Counties	Crow Wing, Cass, Itasca, Koochiching
Highway system
Minnesota Trunk Highway System Interstate US State Legislative Scenic
← MN 5 → MN 7

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State Highway 6 serves as a north–south route between Bay Lake Township, Deerwood, Crosby, Remer, Deer River, and Big Falls in east-central and north-central Minnesota.

The route passes through the Chippewa National Forest in Cass and Itasca counties.

Highway 6 passes through the following state forests:

• Crow Wing State Forest (briefly) in Crow Wing County
• Land O'Lakes State Forest in Cass County
• Remer State Forest in Cass County
• Big Fork State Forest in Itasca County
• Koochiching State Forest in Koochiching County

Schoolcraft State Park is located on Highway 6 in Cass County on the banks of the Mississippi River. The park is located south of Deer River and west of Grand Rapids.

Highway 6 parallels U.S. Highway 169 for part of its route in northern Minnesota.

The route also parallels scenic State Highway 38 for part of its route.

State Highway 6 was authorized in 1920 and 1933.^[2]

The route was completely paved by 1970.^[2]