0 0.5 1.0 North Entrance Miles MISSISSIPPI HEADWATERS STATE FOREST to U.S. HWY. 2, 20 miles Because lands exist within the boundaries of this park Road 2 Lake Itasca, food & gas ITASCA 108 that are not under the jurisdiction of the D.N.R., check LEGEND 0 0.5 1.0 BAGLEY, 25 miles with the park manager if you plan to use facilities such Itasca Kilometers as trails and roads other than those shown. Historic Mississippi River Sawmill North SUMMER TRAILS STATE PARK Entrance 200 Mississippi 200 River Hiking W ilderness Drive NORTH Biking/Hiking Bike Trail Interpretive TRAIL DISTANCES North Country National cabins (private/fee) Scenic Trail Aiton Heights 1.0 mi./1.6 k. Mississippi Wegmann Wilderness Drive Headwaters Store Ruins & Bike Route Wilderness Drive Beaver Beaver 0.7 mi./1.1 k. & Bike Route Tr a il GREAT RIVER ROAD Museum Mississippi 0.7 mi. French C S
Headwaters choolcraft Tr. Brower Inn 1.1 m National Route CCC Plantation/ Lake 200 Big PineF 800 feet LaSalle Trail orestry Demo Trail Ozawindib 1.1 mi. r
i. LaSalle Creek eek BEGIN ONE WAY ROAD Bike Trail 5.8 mi./9.3 k. FACILITIES Hostel
0.5 mi. Schoolcraft Trail Pine Ridge Bohall 0.5 mi./0.8 k. Landmark M Interpretive Information/Office North Arm 0.5 mi. Tr a il Blowdown 0.5 mi./0.8 k. Wilderness Blowdown Trail Area Point of Interest Orientation Campground Brower 2.2 mi./3.5 k. Office LaSalle Trail Picnic Area Pioneer Tamarack Lake North ArmCemetery CCC/Forestry Demo 0.3 mi./0.5 k. Lake Itasca Visitor Center (Maintenance) Bohall Trail Crossover (east) 0.7 mi./1.1 k. 0.5 mi. East Arm Mink Swimming Lake This area is shown in Crossover (west) 0.4 mi./0.7 k. ITASCA WILDERNESSBohall Lake SANCTUARY North SCIENTIFIC & NATURAL AREA detail to the right University of Minnesota Twin 0.3 mi. Food Service Biological Station Deer Park 3.9 mi./6.2 k. Lake South Bike Trail oint Twin 5.8 mi. Boat Ramp BearP Paw DeSoto 2.9 mi./4.6 k. Lake Boutwell Creek Beaver Lake est Arm Canoe/Boat Rental Bear Paw Dr. Roberts 2.0 mi./3.2 k. W Campground Largest Red Pine Lyendecker Lake Office Lake 2.1 mi. 200 Bicycle Rental Eagle Scout 2.6 mi./4.2 k. Wilderness Drive Itasca Tw o & Bike Route Spot Trail Dr. Roberts Visitor Center Historic Site Headwaters 600 feet Tr a il Large White Pine 2.0 mi.
Douglas Shelter Bike Trail LaSalle 1.1 mi./1.8 k. Elk Lake Wilderness Drive Lodge/ Bison Kill Site Group Camp & Bike Route Forest Inn G1 1.1 mi. ood & gas ood & gas Overlook Landmark 0.5 mi./0.8 k. Nicollet 0.3 mi. LAKE GEORGE, 7 miles f LAKE ALICE, 2 miles f Elk Lake Aiton Lake Heights 0.3 mi. Tr a il 0.3 mi. Maadaadizi 0.5 mi./0.8 k. Mary Observation Tower Lake East Entrance 0.3 m 0.4 m 0.3 mi. Nicollet i. i. Cabin Allen Lk. BEMIDJI, Mary Lake 1.2 mi./2.0 k. 30 miles Lodge i. Deer Park 0.7 mi. 1 site
Deer Park Tr. 1.5 m 1.5 Lake Nicollet 3.8 mi./6.1 k. Clarke Lake B11 Cabins, Suites DeSoto Trail Peace Pipe Vista 1 site B10 North Country Trail 13.0 mi./20.8 k. 0.4 mi. indib Trail Amphitheater 0.9 mi.
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Nicollet Trail 2 sites 0.3 m O i. Brower Trail Ozawindib 2.8 mi./4.5 k. B01 Crossover Campground B02 Tr a il 0.8 mi. Myrtle Crossover Lake Okerson Heights 0.5 mi./0.8 k. Tr a il 71 Lyendecker Whipple Group Camp Main Park Drive 1.2 mi. Lake Underlined backpack sites 0.4 mi. Lake Red Pine 1.2 mi./1.9 k. 3 sites 0.5 mi. are RESERVABLE McKay .4 mi.
B07 Red Pine Trail Lake Backpack Camping B08 East Arm Preachers Grove Schoolcraft 1.1 mi./1.8 k. B09 Okerson Heights Trail Trailer Sanitation Station 1 site Two Spot 2.1 mi./3.4 k. B05
5.7 mi. Picnic Shelter DeSoto Trail Trail Park Deer 1.4 mi. Old Timer’s Bike Trail NORTH
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0.9 mi. 0.9 Dr. Roberts Ozawindib Trail Ozawindib Parking Self-Guided 1 site Tr a il South Maadaadizi Eagle Scout TrailB06 Entrance Interpretive Trail 0.4 mi. North Country Trail Exhibits LOOKING FOR MORE INFORMATION? Morrison 0.5 mile 1 inch = 3960 feet Scale: Lake Douglas Lodge Visitor Center The DNR has mapped the state showing federal, 0.3 mi. 1.9 mi. Gift Shop state and county lands with their recreational North Country Trail facilities. 2 sites Hernando Park B03 Tr. Forest DeSoto Tour Boat Wilderness Drive Inn Public Recreation Information Maps (PRIM) are B04 Deer available for purchase from the DNR gift shop, DNR Lake Gilfillan Lake regional offices, Minnesota state parks and major Little Mantrap Lake Restrooms sporting and map stores. Mary ARK RAPIDS, 20 miles ARK RAPIDS, Lake
P one way ends at boat ramp Tr ail East Check it out - you'll be glad you did. Toilet Entrance 113 113 Road Tr a i l Mary South WHITE EARTH STATE FOREST STATE WHITE EARTH Private Property Lake Entrance © 1/2005 State of Minnesota, Two Island Lake Public Use Prohibited Road Department of Natural Resources Ozawindib FA CILITIES AND FEATURES: Mississippi Headwaters. Scale: 1 inch = 580 feet Here, 1,475 feet above the ocean, the mighty Mississippi Douglas Lodge Dining. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are Brower Trail to Mississippi Headwaters, begins to flow on its winding way 2,552 miles to the served throughout the summer. A coffee shop is open 5 miles Gulf of Mexico. Facilities include the Mary Gibbs when the main dining room is closed. NORTH Mississippi Headwaters Center, featuring a gift shop, Bike Trail restrooms, cafe and outdoor interpretive displays. Brower Inn. The upper level is available for group Maadaadizi events. Interpretive Trail ITASCA Interpretive Programs. Campfire programs, nature hikes, M STATE PARK Duluth #15 ain Park D • tours and children’s activities are offered weekends Gift Shops. The Visitor Center, Headwaters and Forest and weekdays during the summer and fall, and peri- Inn gift shops carry a broad mix of gifts, souvenirs, Lake rive #14 odically during winter and spring. Check park infor- books and clothing. Itasca mation boards or ask for a copy of the current schedule. #12 Join in the fun! Picnic Area. Picnic along Lake Itasca. A picnic shelter #10 Minneapolis/ is available and can be rented for your exclusive use. Old #9 St. Paul • Timer’s Pine Ridge Campground. 155 campsites are available, Cabin #8 65 are electric sites. Three modern toilet facilities with Wilderness Drive. This 10-mile, one-way scenic drive Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center hot showers available mid-May through early October. heads west from the Heawaters and ends near Douglas #7 In winter, camping is rustic, with pit toilets, and water Lodge. There are many spectacular sights along the available at the visitor center. drive. #6
Swimming Beach. The park’s swimming beach and #5 Itasca Bear Paw Campground. 79 campsites are available; 68 Suites ITASCA PARK are drive-in sites, 34 are electric and 11 are cart-in sites changing house is located just south of Brower Inn. #4 (300 yards or less). One modern toilet facility, with Dr. Roberts Nature Tour Boat Fishing Pier Historic East Lake Itasca Tours. Join your friends on a narrated Station Cabin showers. Permit STATE PARK Tr a li naturalist tour of Lake Itasca aboard the “Chester Booth Charles” excursion boat. The boat departs from the FOR MORE INFORMATION Jacob V. Brower Visitor Center. Park information, rest- #1 rooms, gift shop and interpretive exhibits. pier below Douglas Lodge. #11 Itasca State Park Fireplace Douglas Rooms Bike Trail 36750 Main Park Drive Trailer Sanitation Station. Located in Bear Paw Camp- Boating, Canoeing and Biking. Bring your boat, canoe, Lodge or bike or rent one on site. To rent boats for Lake Club two-way Park Rapids, MN 56470-9702 ground. House (218) 266-2100 Ozawindib, Elk Lake and Lake Itasca, check at the Forest Inn Backpack Sites. Eleven backpack campsites are available Itasca Sports Rental. park Wilderness Drive
building 71 & 200 to Hwys. year-round with a 1 to 5 mile hiking distance into the Road East Entrance e-mail: [email protected] er) southern half of the park. Itasca Sports Rental. Located at the Lake Itasca boat Dorm ♦ landing. Offers a wide selection of rental equipment Deer Park Trail Fish Lake Ozawindib Group Camp. A semi-modern camp including: bikes, boats and canoes. Biking and fishing (to Fire Tow two-way Department of Natural Resources Cleaning Overflow Mary Lake Trail Mary Creek House Information Center with staff cabin, dining hall and kitchen, modern toilet accessories are also available. Parking facility with showers, and tenting area. 500 Lafayette Road Bike Trail. A 5.8 mile, paved bicycle trail along the east South Entrance Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4040 Elk Lake Group Camp. A primitive camp with water, side of Lake Itasca connects the Douglas Lodge area Ozawindib Trail to Highway 71 South pit toilets, fire rings, picnic tables, small shelter with to the Mississippi Headwaters. For the full bike tour (651) 296-6157 (Metro Area) tables, and a tenting area. of Itasca State Park, continue around Wilderness one-way ends at 89 71 boat ramp y 1-888-646-6367 (MN Toll Free) Drive—another 10 miles of spectacular scenery. a -w e 2 n Historic Douglas Lodge. Open Memorial Day through Bagley o
Mississippi Headwaters Hostel. Located across from the River TDD (Telecommunications early October, the Douglas Lodge has been accommo- ippi Bemidji 2 ss si dating guests for over 100 years. It has a large, relaxing boat landing on Main Park Drive. Offers clean, com- is 7 Device for Deaf) M Visitor Center 92 (651) 296-5484 (Metro Area) lobby with a stone fireplace, a dining room and a coffee fortable year-round accommodations. This facility is 40 Cass Lake shop open to the public, and redecorated, historic operated by Hostelling International. Restrooms 1-800-657-3929 (MN Toll Free) suites and guest rooms on the second floor. 200 3 71 ♦ Lake Information DNR Web Site: www.dnr.state.mn.us Itasca Itasca Suites. One bedroom, This information is available in 371 sitting area, screened porch Itasca Lodge ITASCA STATE PARK is located 20 miles north and kitchenette. alternative format upon request. State Lake Park 200 71 200 of Park Rapids, Minnesota on U.S Highway 71 in George Cabins 113 Walker three counties: Clearwater, Hubbard‚ and Becker. Itasca Clubhouse. Constructed in 1911, the Clubhouse, “Equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from programs Mary of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is available Food Service Highway map index: F-9. with 10 rooms, lobby and porch, is rented for family 64 Lake to all individuals regardless of race, color, creed or religion, 71 4 200 reunions or group use during the summer and fall. national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public 34 Gift Shop GENERAL DESCRIPTION: At Itasca State Park‚ the assistance, sexual orientation, age or disability. Discrimination Historic East Station Cabin. Two bedrooms, living room, mighty Mississippi River begins its 2,552-mile journey inquires should be sent to the Minnesota De- Tour Boat partment of Natural Resources, 500 Lafayette fireplace, bathroom and kitchen. Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Established in 1891 to preserve Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4031; or the Equal 34 Park Rapids 64 Boat Ramp remnant stands of virgin pine and to protect the basin Cabins. One, two, and three bedroom cabins are located Opportunity Office, Department of the Interior, around the Mississippi’s source‚ this 32,000-acre park Washington, D.C. 20240.” in the Douglas Lodge area. Housekeeping cabins are Fishing Pier has become a famous natural and cultural landmark 71 available in Bear Paw Campground. DEPARTMENT OF in North America. © 4/2005 by State of Minnesota, NATURAL RESOURCES Department of Natural Resources DNR Maps