Itasca State Park has tons
of things to do while you visit.
Friday
afternoon we’re hoping to offer a boat
trip on Lake Itasca. The regular tour boat is not operating this
year, but wehope to rent a pontoon from Itasca Sports to offer
you some time on the water!
Itasca Sports also has bikes (regular and e-bikes) as well as
other watersports equipment for rent, just down the road from
our registration area at the
picnic shelter on Saturday. Their autumn hours may be shortened
depending on
the weather but have advertised to be open on weekends in
September.
The NSTT Board rented the Clubhouse for the weekend and you
are invited there for a Friday night campfire in the
back yard. Saturday night we’ll do another hobo soup supper at
the Picnic Shelter. More information will be coming on those
activities.
Remember, if you’re camping, reservations open 120 days prior to
your first day, so mark your calendars!
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Start/finish:
Picnic
area near amphitheater.
Register
between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., finish by 4 p.m.
Cost:
Award, $9; IVV event
book credit, $4; walk only, $4.
Vehicle
permit required.
The
Trail
Distance
and trails:
Sanctioned
for 11km.
The
Headwaters Trail will go from the picnic area, walk by Wegmann
Store, up to the Historic Sawmill, back by the Burial Mounds and
over to Headwaters. From there one may return to the picnic area
or continue over to the Schoolcraft Trail for another 2.5km.
Several
options are available for those with walking issues.
A
shorter 2km trail will follow the bike trail south to the Pine
Ridge area of the park and back on the walking trail. Both
trails work for strollers and are a mixture of paved bike trail,
grassy and hardpack, and are relatively flat.
Event
Award
Headwaters
leather pin, $9;
IVV event book credit, $4; walk only, $4.
We
ask that you print the registration sheet linked below,
fill
it out and bring it to the event along with your payment.
Special Program!
At 5 p.m. on Friday, September 13,
we’ll have a special
presentation at the Forest Inn by Connie Cox, Itasca
Naturalist.
Greetings From Itasca! Stories Revealed from Postcards Sent Home
Friday, September 13, 2024, from 5-6 p.m.
Meet
inside Forest Inn, across from
Douglas Lodge
Join
the naturalist as we look back on the
beauty of postcards and the stories they reveal about
Itasca State Park. Beforesocial media, postcards were a
way to share your Itasca State Park adventure
with family and friends. Enjoy this PowerPoint
presentation as we explore oldpostcards from Itasca
State Park. The interesting captions on the back capture
the spirit of the scenes depicted on the front. Hear the
voices from the past,as we share special messages
written on the back by the person who sent the
postcard.
State
Park Vehicle Permit
A
state park vehicle permit is required when you enter any state
park. Daily permits cost $7.
An annual permit can be
purchased for $35 and entitles you to an unlimited number of
visits to any and all Minnesota State Parks for 12 months after
date of purchase.
To order online go to
https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/permit.html
Refreshments
Water and is available near the picnic area and parking lot.
NSTT
will offer a participant picnic throughout the day for a
donation to cover costs.
Event
Contacts
For
more information call Donna, 612-529-0552.
For
park info call 218-699-7251.
Getting
There
36750
Main Park Dr., Park Rapids, MN 56470. South entrance to the
park is 23 miles north of Park Rapids on U.S. Highway 71. From
Bemidji, the east entrance is 30 miles south on U.S. Hwy 71
and 1/10 mile north on State Hwy 200. The north entrance is 21
miles south of Bagley on state Hwy 92/State Hwy 200.
Park
Rapids weather.
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