•October 27, 2011, the State of Minnesota purchased approximately 1,000 acres just north of Itasca State Park, establishing Minnesota's newest state recreation area.
•Get involved! Help shape the master plan that will guide development and operations at the SRA for the next two decades.
• La Salle Lake State Recreation Area is open to the public. Recreation opportunities are limited to day use. There is limited parking and signage, and no facilities or services are available at this time. There are no toilets or garbage removal. The SRA will open to hunting November 5, 2011. The La Salle Lake SNA within the SRA is currently open to hunters and trappers. Learn more below.
• The site includes the 213 foot deep, 221 acre La Salle Lake, with walleye, bluegill, northern pike and crappie populations. Water access is open, but parking is very limited.
• Red and jack pine forests and woodlands, large white pine, balsam fir and white spruce forests, and a high quality old-growth northern white cedar forest are found within the statutory boundary of the SRA. Only foot traffic is allowed in the wooded interior of the property.
• The SRA also includes the La Salle Lake Scientific and Natural Area (SNA) purchased in 2010.
CAMPING |
FACILITIES |
TRAILS |
RECREATION |
SERVICES |
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not open at this time |
not open at this time |
hiking |
hunting |
to be developed |
