Lake Bemidji State Park


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	Size
	1,728 acres statutory, 1,654 owned

	Parking
	3401 State Park Road Northeast Bemidji, MN 56601 N47 32.117, W94 49.606

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

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


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					Beltrami County
					Northwest Minnesota


	Activities

	Hiking Trails
	15 miles 1 mile interpretive trail ¼ mile bog boardwalk 2 miles handicapped accessible

	Hunting
	No hunting


	Ecology

	Ecological Classification
	Ecological Province			Laurentian Mixed Forest Province
	Ecological Section			Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains
	Ecological Subsection			Chippewa Plains
	Land Type Association			Bemidji Sand Plain Blackduck Moraine

	Native Plant Communities*
	Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest Jack Pine - (Bush Honeysuckle) Woodland Jack Pine - (Yarrow) Woodland Northern Dry-Mesic Mixed Woodland Northern Poor Conifer Swamp Northern Rich Alder Swamp Northern Wet Meadow / Carr Oak - Aspen - Red Maple Forest Poor Black Spruce Swamp Red Pine - White Pine Woodland: Balsam Fir Subtype Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp Sedge Meadow Sedge Meadow: Bluejoint Subtype
	* Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources

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	Lake Bemidji State Park Richard Sanders

	About Lake Bemidji State Park, MN



	Lake Bemidji State Park Bog Walk Angela Shogren

	About Published on Jul 16, 2013 This is the Bog Walk Boardwalk in Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, MN. If you'd like to see more from our MN bogs, please feel free to visit my blog, 'Boggy Wonderlands' at http://www.angelashogren.com (These photos were all taken by me and are protected under copyright, so please don't use any without my permission. You're welcome to share the video anywhere as long as it's used in it's entirety - thanks!)



	Lake Bemidji State Park, Minnesota campsitephotosdotcom

	About Published on Oct 29, 2013 Favorite Sites: 7, 13, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 40, 56, 60, 62, 64, 70, 75, 78



	Bemidji State Park MN Chris Kratzke

	About Published on Feb 13, 2014 I created this video with the YouTube Slideshow Creator

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	A Walk In The Park: Bemidji State Park A Walk In The Park

	About Jun 12, 2017 This park is the perfect playground any time of year, offering visitors swimming, boating, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, camping, biking, picnicking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and year-round naturalist-led activities. https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/park.html?id=spk00205#homepage Shot & Edited by Michael Uss



	Snowshoeing on Lake Bemidji tteya

	About Uploaded on Feb 27, 2012 Tony and I rented snowshoes from Lake Bemidji State Park and explored uncharted territories on this sunny, winter afternoon. The sun felt very warm this day!



	Lake Bemidji State Park - Paul Bunyan Trailhead John Babos

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	Lake Bemidji State Park Camper Cabins - Lakeland News at Ten - May 15, 2012 LakelandPTV

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	Sunset on Lake Bemidji. Lake Bemidji State Park Dennello p

	About Published on Jul 10, 2013 Lake Bemidji State Park, Bemidji, Minnesota. July 10th, 2013

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Nine bird species with conservation status in Minnesota have been seen here:
Endangered	Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
Threatened	Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
Special Concern	American White Pelican (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) Boreal Owl (Aegolius funereus) Forster’s Tern (Sterna forsteri) Franklin’s Gull (Leucophaeus pipixcan) Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) Purple Martin (Progne subis) Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)

Trumpet Lichen (Cladonia fimbriata)


Three plant species with conservation status in Minnesota are found here:
Endangered	bog adder’s-mouth (Malaxis paludosa)
Special Concern	creeping juniper (Juniperus horizontalis) spiral ditchgrass (Ruppia cirrhosa)