Leaf color: past peak |
Flower color: past peak |
Grass color: past peak |
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Where to go: Final update a walk to either Sundew Pond or the Bog Walk will have you centered in the spruce tamarack bog. Update 10-8 a walk to the bog or ride on the Paul Bunyan Trail has vibrant yellows and orange for aspen and tamarack. Update 10-4 As tamarack reach peak color a walk to the bog or sundew pond will be worth the time. Update 9-26,The maple/basswood forest along rocky point is at peak this week. Rocky point trail is recommended. Park entrance road remains outstanding. Update 9-19, the entrance road is lined with colorful maples this week and should be near peak this weekend. Update 9-12; A walk to the bog will take you through the most varied forest types in the park.
What you'll see: Final update the golden tamarack are just past peak but still a rich golden. Update 10-8 this may be the last week for intense color among our fall trees. Big tooth aspen, tamarack and birch are providing the last of the color season. Update 10-4 Winter weather is moving in but wont last. The golden tamarack of the bog wetlands should peak in less than a week. Update 9-26 maples, basswood and birch are at peak throughout the park. Update 9-19, we are nearing the half way mark with many maples reaching peak color. Some red oaks have made the turn now. Update 9-12; more birch are showing fall yellows and both red and white pines are shedding their three year old needles. Look for asters along the bog boardwalk.The understory of ferns and hazelnuts have the most color. This season dry conditions are forcing early color change. Some maples are ahead by more than a week.
Also of interest: Our second color period is past peak yet tamaracks have plenty of needles and color. Bird migration is well underway common birds such as sparrows and juncos are here in large numbers. River otters have been seen in the marina area.
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Getting there3401 State Park Road Northeast
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ContactPhone: 218-308-2300 Email: lakebemidji.statepark@state.mn.us Best time to contact the park: Daily, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. |
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