Itasca State Park |
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Clearwater and Hubbard Counties |
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| Size | 32,349 acres |
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| Parking | Visitor Center |
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| Hiking Trails | 49 miles 11 mile wilderness drive |
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| Ecological Classification | Province |
Laurentian Mixed Forest Province |
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Northern Minnesota Drift & Lake Plains |
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Subsection(s) |
Chippewa Plains |
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Land Type Association(s) |
Alida Till Plain Becida Till Plain Itasca Moraine, Steep Two Inlets Moraine |
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| Native Plant Communities1 | None or no information available | ||||||
| Natural Features | Coniferous forest |
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| Ownership | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources |
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| Comments | Itasca State Park is the jewel of Minnesota’s State Park system. In November, 1965, it was designated a National Natural Landmark. Within it’s borders are the headwaters of the Mississippi River, the former largest red pine in the state, and the Itasca Wilderness SNA. |
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| Birds | Common loon (Gavia immer), bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), scarlet tanager (Piranga olivacea), black-backed woodpecker (Picoides arcticus), black-throated green warbler (Dendroica virens), Blackburnian warbler (Dendroica fusca), northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis), alder flycatcher (Empidonax alnorum), and winter wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) are some of the birds found here. |
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bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus var. nitidus) Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) greater yellow lady’s slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens) large-flowered trillium (Trillium grandiflorum) nodding trillium (Trillium cernuum) pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule) round-lobed hepatica (Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa) showy lady’s slipper (Cypripedium reginae) wild columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) |
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| Visits | 7/3/2004 |
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