Minnesota Seasons - La Salle Lake State Recreation Area

About • Location • Activities • Ecology

About

Ownership

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Minnesota DNR

Overview

History

Management

Comments

Location

Size

986 acres statutory

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				Hubbard County
				Northwest Minnesota

Parking

Picnic Area and Canoe Launch
9887 County 9
Solway, MN 56678

N47 20.875, W95 9.967

Boat Launch and Cabins
10045 County 9
Solway, MN 56678

N47 20.827, W95 9.783

Campground
10221 County 9
Solway, MN 55678

N47 20.819, W95 9.489

Hours

Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.

Fees

Daily park permit: $7

Annual park permit: $35

Maps

all season (PDF)

all season (GeoPDF)

Activities

Hiking

Biking

Mountain biking

Horseback riding

Picnicking

Camping

Backpacking

Rock climbing and bouldering

Swimming

Boating

Canoeing

Birdwatching

Nature photography

Geocaching

Cross country skiing

Skate-skiing

Winter hiking

Snowshoeing

Snowmobiling

Trails


Hiking	11.5 miles
Cross country skiing	No groomed trails
Snowmobile	The Itasca-Bemidji GIA snowmobile trail passes through the recreation area along the northern boundary.
Snowshoe	Anywhere in recreation area

Hunting and Fishing

Hunting is an allowed activity in state recreation areas.

Most of La Salle SRA is open to public hunting and trapping of protected species during open seasons. Hunting and trapping is not allowed in the vicinity of the campground and cabins.

See Hunting and Trapping Regulations (MN DNR) for details.


Ecology

Ecological Classification
Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
Ecological Section			N. Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
Ecological Subsection			Chippewa Plains
Land Type Association			Becida Till Plain

Native Plant Communities*
Central Rich Dry Pine Woodland Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland: Bracken Subtype Red Pine - White Pine Forest Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype Sedge Meadow White Cedar Swamp (Northcentral) Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp
* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

Natural Features
LaSalle Lake; red and jack pine forests and woodlands; large white pine, balsam fir and white spruce forests; old-growth northern white cedar forest.


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Picnic area and canoe launch entrance		Information kiosk

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Wander Without Wifi

LA SALLE LAKE STATE RECREATION AREA - Minnesota
Sep 9, 2021

About

If you are looking for that "up north" feeling of just you and your family at the lake then check out La Salle Lake State Recreation Area. There is no development along these shores and the fishing is excellent in these very clean and clear waters. Enjoy! And remember to #WanderWithoutWifi with Diana and Scott.


Other Videos

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La Salle Lake SRA-SNA Blowdown Tour

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Published on Jul 3, 2012

In the late afternoon/early evening hours on July 2, 2012, a massive thunderstorm hit northwestern Minnesota with hurricane force winds, rain, thunder and lightening. Wind speeds of up to 80 mph were recorded. This video was taken during the early morning hours of July 3. La Salle Lake State Recreation Area and Scientific & Natural Area, which is near the Headwaters of the Mississippi River, sustained tremendous damage to hundreds of trees throughout the 1,000-acre property. Miraculously, no campers were injured and no buildings were severely damaged in the storm.

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Visits

6/18/2013

Birds


One bird species with conservation status in Minnesota has been seen here:
Special Concern	Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator)

eBird Field Checklist


Fishes
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Fishes List

Insects and Arachnids

Two insect and arachnid species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:

Special Concern

microcaddisfly (Oxyethira itascae)

unhorned microcaddisfly (Oxyethira ecornuta)

Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Insects List


Mammals
Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas Mammals List

Plants


Two plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Threatened	ram’s head lady’s slipper (Cypripedium arietinum)
Special Concern	northern oak fern (Gymnocarpium robertianum)