Lake Bemidji

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This park is the perfect playground any time of year, offering visitors swimming, boating, fishing, birdwatching, hiking, camping, biking, picnicking, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and year-round naturalist-led activities.

Hikers can explore the beauty of a tamarack bog carpeted with showy lady's slippers, pitcher plants, dragon's mouth, grass pink, and insect-eating sundews. Most flowers are blooming in the bog during late spring and early summer.

For a "do not miss" experience, visit the Lake Bemidji bog and take along this audio podcast as a trail guide to what you will see on your walk. Podcast / audio trail guide 21:25 mp3
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Visitor Alert!

Water Off

Water was turned off to the sanitation buildings and campground on October 8. The park fill/dump station will remain open into the fall and vault toilets are open.

Park Notes

Gift Cards:

Purchase a Minnesota State Parks Gift Card this holiday season!

Forest Campground:

Lake Bemidji State Park also manages the Gulch Lake Forest Campground and day-use area. Located 25 miles south of Bemidji in the Paul Bunyan State Forest. These are rustic campgrounds that have a fee of $15/night/campsite. For up-to-date information call the park office at 218-308-2300.

Firewood restrictions information:

Minnesota has enacted legislation that restricts firewood being brought to or used on DNR lands. Complete information and lists of vendors and locations where approved firewood is available are posted on the DNR Web site.
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