MIN NESOTA STATE PARKS AND TRAILS BOG WALK 3401 State Park Rd. NE Lake Bemidji State Park Bemidji, MN 218-308-2300 modern camping facilities • camper cabins • swimming beach • lakeside picnic grounds and shelter • boat rentals • marina • paved boat launch • trailhead for State Trail • off-road bicycle trail • groomed ski and snowmobile trails • visitor center with a 200-gallon aquarium • year-round interpretive programs • group camp with modern amenities • accessible trail

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Camping/Lodging/Tour Reservations mndnr.gov/reservations | 866-857-2757 (toll-free)

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PHOTOS: CAROL HOYEM, DEBBIE KIPPEN ©2014 MNDNR mndnr.gov/lakebemidji ogs, sometimes described as The Park BMinnesota’s last wilderness areas, have Six additional trails long been shrouded connect to other natural in mystery due to their areas in the park, inaccessibility. At Lake including old-growth Bemidji State Park, maple-basswood forest, visitors can see the boreal forest, lowland Showy lady’s-slipper unique ecology of a bog forest and pinelands. up-close on the Bog Located on the north Walk, a ¼-mile boardwalk shore of Lake Bemidji, that winds through the the park also provides park’s bog area. lake access for water- based recreation such Orchids and as swimming, canoeing, Insect-eating Plants fishing, kayaking and boating.

In early summer, visitors An Outdoor Dragon’s-mouth orchid to the bog will see both Classroom white and dark pink dragon’s-mouth orchid Informational signs along flowers framed by lush the boardwalk describe green mosses. Insect- the trees, wildflowers eating plants such as the and birds of the bog pitcher plant and round- and their intricate leaved sundew are also interrelationships. on display. By late June, Each year in late July, the showy lady’s-slipper the park celebrates orchid is in full bloom and Sundew International Bog Day easy to photograph from with special presentations the boardwalk. Seven and guided walks. other orchid species Groups can arrange for and over 100 other special guided tours plants bloom along the by contacting the park boardwalk throughout naturalist. the summer season. Wildlife Naturalist Guides Because of the variety During the peak summer of natural areas in the season, state park park, birds are abundant. naturalists and volunteers Waterfowl and warblers rove the boardwalk are frequently seen answering questions during spring and fall about wetland ecology migrations. In summer, and helping to point out sightings of eagles and rare plants and other osprey are common. treasures of the bog.

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