Savanna Portage State Park
About • Location • Activities • Ecology
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The northeast half of Savanna Portage State Park is mostly peat bog and mostly inaccessible except by the Savanna Portage Trail. The central portion of the park contains many small lakes, rolling hills, and long ridges. This area contains low areas of swamps, fens, and wet meadows separated and criss-crossed by hardwood- and mixed-forested ridges. The ridges are end moraines left by a retreating lobe in the last glaciation. Most of the park’s 32 miles of hiking trails are in this area. |
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In 1961 the state of Minnesota set aside 14,000 acres in Aitkin County to preserve Savanna Portage, a 6-mile long, centuries old, canoe portage. Savanna Portage State park became Minnesota’s third largest state park. On April 23, 1973, Savanna Portage was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The park today is 16,259 acres and receives 57,952 annual visits. |
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Size |
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16,259 acres statutory, 15,200 owned |
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55626 Lake Place N46 49.116, W93 10.584 |
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Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. |
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Daily park permit: $7 Annual park permit: $35 |
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| Aitkin and St. Louis Counties | ||||||
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Activities |
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Hiking Trails |
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27 miles hiking 5 miles interpretive |
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Hunting |
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No hunting |
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Ecological Classification |
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| Ecological Province | Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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| Ecological Section | Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains |
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| Ecological Subsection | St. Louis Moraines |
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| Land Type Association | Floodwood Peatlands Sandy Lake Moraine Warba Lake Plain |
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Native Plant Communities* |
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This is a partial list covering only the areas with maintained trails Aspen - Birch Woodland Aspen - Birch - Basswood Forest Aspen - Birch - Red Maple Forest Black Ash - Basswood Forest Central Dry-Mesic Pine-Hardwood Forest Graminoid - Sphagnum Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Poor Fen Northern Rich Fen (Basin) Northern Rich Mesic Hardwood Forest Northern Rich Tamarack Swamp (Western Basin) Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Cedar Forest Northern Wet Meadow/Carr Northern Wet-Mesic Boreal Hardwood-Conifer Forest Oak - Aspen Forest Poor Black Spruce Swamp Red Oak - Sugar Maple - Basswood - (Bluebead Lily) Forest Red Pine - White Pine Forest Red Pine - White Pine Woodland |
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| * Source: The Minnesota Biological Survey, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Ecological Resources | |||||||
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Savanna Portage Trail |
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Black Ash - Basswood Forest |
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Interpretive Bog Boardwalk |
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Poor Black Spruce Swamp |
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Lake Shumway Trail |
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Lake Shumway |
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Beaver Pond |
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Slideshows |
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| Savanna Portage State Park Minnesota Campground Campsite Photos Video Just Beyond Parks |
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Nov 12, 2021 Before choosing and reserving your campsite, watch this video to get a look at the site you will be reserving! Have you camped at Savanna Portage State Park, McGregor, Minnesota? If so, tell us in the comments what your favorite site is, and why we should try out your favorite site the next time we're there! |
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| Savanna Portage State Park Sharon Somero |
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| Savanna Portage State Park Brett Whaley |
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Visited on Aug. 1-2, 2014. |
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| Savanna Portage State Park Richard Sanders |
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Savanna Portage State Park |
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| Savanna Portage State Park: September 28, 2012 Fran Tankersley |
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Published on Sep 29, 2012 a walk in the woods |
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Other Videos |
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| SAVANNA PORTAGE STATE PARK | Minnesota Kayaking & Hiking Jeanie Marie |
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Jun 15, 2020 SAVANNA PORTAGE STATE PARK | Minnesota Kayaking & Hiking Minnesota has many beautiful state parks and we decided to do a day trip to Savanna Portage State Park! We went out on the water and enjoyed some kayaking on Loon Lake and Lake Shumway. Hiked the beautiful trails of Bog Boardwalk, the entire loop around Lake Shumway and the Continental Divide Trail. We even did a little kayak fishing, no luck but it was fun. If you want to see more vlogs like this be sure to give this a thumbs up! Xoxo Jeanie |
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| Savanna Portage State Park review The Byrdman's Trail |
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Jul 19, 2020 Quick review of The Savannah Portage State Park |
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| Camping at Savanna Portage State Park Go Midwest Fishing |
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Jan 5, 2022 This was in late September. The trees were beautiful and the weather was great. Savanna Portage seems to be a hidden little gem that not too many people know about. I camped here because it was the only campground with sites available. I was pleasantly surprised by it. We went fishing and agate hunting while here. If you are enjoying these videos, or would like to suggest a lake for me to review, please let me know in the comments, or email me at: rande@gomidwestfishing.com Music provided by Soundstripe: https://soundstripe.com?fpr=rande14 Click the link above and use code "GoMidwest" to get 10% off. Thank you so much for watching. This description may contain affiliate links. If you choose to click the links above, you will be helping to support Go Midwest Fishing, and it costs you nothing extra to do so. It is very much appreciated. |
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| AMAZING FALL COLORS ~ SAVANNA PORTAGE STATE PARK, MINNESOTA, (Part 1 of 2). North Country |
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Sep 22, 2021 Another adventure! Part of exploring Minnesota series! |
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| Savanna Portage State Park David Dale Becker |
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Jun 6, 2021 Savanna Portage State Park, Feb 26th, 2021. Beautiful park, Love the Forest on the East side of the Lake, such beautiful trees. Only hiked a few of the trails here, still a lot more area to enjoy. A great sunset followed by an amazing moon rise🤗💜 |
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Uploaded on Sep 29, 2010 No description available. |
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