Itasca State Park Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
state park in Clearwater, Hubbard, and Becker counties, Minnesota, U.S.A.
About Itasca State Park
Itasca's 32,690 acres include lakes, streams, old growth forest, and hundreds of miles of hiking trails. No visit to Itasca is complete without seeing the headwaters of the Mississippi River, at the outlet of Lake Itasca. Itasca's landscape is a glacial moraine, sometimes referred to as "knob and kettle." The land was shaped by advancing and receding glaciers, and the lakes are the residue of glacial melt. Typically for northern Minnesota, the park is home to a great diversity of songbirds, predatory birds, freshwater fish, amphibians, and mammals. Observant visitors have a good chance of seeing deer, beavers, porcupines, black bears, and maybe even wolves. The grand forests of Itasca State Park include red pine, white pine, cedars, aspen and birch. In undisturbed areas, some of the ol
Top Attractions in Itasca State Park
Explore the best things to see and do in Itasca State Park:
- ★Lake Itasca
Itasca State Park Travel Guide Sections
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