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Size |
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5,685 acres statutory, 4,398 owned |
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9301 Bear Head State Park Road N47 47.670, W92 4.725 |
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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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Northeast Minnesota | ||||||
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17 miles The Taconite State Trail, a snowmobile trail, passes through the park. |
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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 Superior Uplands |
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Ecological Subsection | Border Lakes Nashwauk Uplands |
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Land Type Association | Ely - Knife Lake Bedrock Complex Pike - Sandy River Sand Plain Whalsten Till Plain White Iron Lake Bedrock Complex |
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Alder - (Maple - Loosestrife) Swamp Alder Swamp / Forested Peatland Complex Aspen - Birch Forest: Balsam Fir Subtype Beaver Wetland Complex Black Ash - Aspen - Balsam Poplar Swamp (Northeastern) Black Ash - Conifer Swamp (Northeastern) Black Spruce Bog Black Spruce Bog: Semi-Treed Subtype Black Spruce Bog: Treed Subtype Graminoid Poor Fen (Basin) Graminoid Poor Fen (Water Track) Graminoid Rich Fen (Basin) Leatherleaf - Sweet Gale Shore Fen Low Shrub Bog Low Shrub Poor Fen Lowland White Cedar Forest (North Shore) Lowland White Cedar Forest (Northern) Northern Cedar Swamp Northern Dry Cliff Northern Mesic Mixed Forest Northern Poor Conifer Swamp Northern Poor Fen Northern Shrub Shore Fen Northern Very Wet Ash Swamp Northern Wet Cedar Forest Northern Wet Meadow/Carr Poor Black Spruce Swamp Poor Tamarack - Black Spruce Swamp Red Pine - White Pine Woodland (Canadian Shield) Rich Black Spruce Swamp (Basin) Rich Tamarack - (Alder) Swamp Sedge Meadow Upland White Cedar Forest White Cedar Swamp (Northeastern) White Pine - Red Pine Forest Willow - Dogwood Shrub Swamp |
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BEAR HEAD LAKE STATE PARK - Minnesota Oct 11, 2020 |
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Voted "America's Favorite Park" in 2010 by beating out the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we show you why Bear Head attracts both fishing and hiking enthusiasts. We hope you check it out for a 2021 Minnesota camping adventures. Our thanks to the MN D-N-R, Division of Parks and Trails Music - Epidemic Sound- Headlund |
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Bear Head Lake State Park: America's Favorite Park MinnesotaDNR |
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Uploaded on Sep 17, 2010 Bear Head Lake State Park in Ely, Minn., won the title of "America's Favorite Park" and $100,000 in a nationwide campaign sponsored by Coca-Cola that ran July 29-Aug. 31, 2010. In addition to the honor, the park received $100,000 from America's State Parks Foundation, a gift made possible by Coca-Cola's Live Positively initiative. Located just south of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, Bear Head Lake State Park has a similar wilderness quality, as can be seen in this video of the park's pristine forests and shoreline. More information about the park, including reservation information and a virtual tour with 360-degree panoramic photos, can be found on the park web page at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/bear_head_lake/index.html |
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Bear Head Lake spring frogs flameofhope |
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Uploaded on May 24, 2008 Norberg Lake Trail and pond where frogs were in concert on a spring morning in May of 2008 |
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Twilight at Bearhead Lake Michael Walker |
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Uploaded on Jun 24, 2008 A view of Bearhead Lake at dusk from the group campground on Wednesday, June 18. |
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