Minnesota Seasons - Inspiration Peak State Wayside


	About

	Ownership


	Links
	Minnesota DNR Brochure Otter Tail County

	Overview


	History
	Inspiration Peak was designated as a state wayside in 1932.

	Management


	Comments


	Location

	Maps


	Printable Map(s) with GPS coordinates


	Size
	83 acres

	Parking
	N46 08.265, W95 34.681

	Hours
	Summer: 7 days a week Parking limit six hours. Overnight parking is not allowed.

	Fees
	Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35


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					Otter Tail County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	0.6 mile paved trail The ¼ mile climb from the parking lot to the peak has several benches along the way.

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Minnesota & NE Iowa Morainal
	Ecological Subsection			Hardwood Hills
	Land Type Association			Urbank Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Dry Sand - Gravel Prairie (Southern) Pin Oak - Bur Oak Woodland
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

	Natural Features

High Point

At an altitude of 1,750 feet Inspiration Peak is the second highest point in the state.


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	Wayside Entrance


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	View From the Top


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	Hiking up to Inspiration Peak Schmovies

	About Uploaded on Sep 29, 2011 It's probably one of the last nice weather days we'll have here in Minnesota for a the rest of the year, so we picked up a friend of ours and took off to go hiking up to the second-highest peak in Minnesota -- Inspiration Peak. It's a nice lookout. Not breath-taking if you've hiked in the mountains anywhere, but it's pretty good for MN. We packed our dinner and took it up there with us to eat. The kids loved it and we enjoyed being outside.



	Inspiration Peak, Ottertail County, MN 2006 Randy Cadwell

	About Published on Aug 22, 2013 Among the rolling glacial moraine of central Minnesota sits Inspiration Peak. The park is maintained by the MN State Parks service. This is a feature I did in 2006 for the ACS channel 14 LocaLiNC for the show "Voices on MainStreet:



	Macie E visits Inspiration Peak in Otter Tail County wyndmere58081

	About Published on Nov 24, 2013 Macie runs up Inspiration Peak to see fall colors and find Sasquatch. October 18, 2013.



	My Trek To Inspiration Peak Carl Kuyath

	About Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011 No description available.