State Highway 11 serves as an east–west route between International Falls, Baudette, Warroad, Roseau, and Drayton, North Dakota.

The eastern terminus of the route is at the community of Island View at Rainy Lake, east of International Falls.

The Rainy Lake Visitor Center at Voyageurs National Park is located 12 miles east of International Falls near Highway 11.

Franz Jevne State Park is located on Highway 11 in Koochiching County on the Rainy River (near Birchdale), between Baudette and International Falls.

[3] State Highway 11 was authorized in 1920 from Donaldson east to International Falls, then south through the Iron Range to Duluth.