Itasca State Park – Management Plan
March 7th, 2026
Itasca State Park is looking for comments on two amendments to its Management Plan:
View the current Itasca State Park management plan (PDF)
It’s THE Minnesota State Park, though it’s been a decade since I’ve been there.
Over the years, I’ve stayed in Douglas Lodge, Nicollet Court, the 4-Plex, and both campgrounds, Maple Loop 199, and here’s Bear Paw #38, moving up in the world from tent to pop-up:
What do they want to do? Two areas of change, one, overnight use and winter trails and the other, water access:
Comment period ends April 10th, send comments to Jade.Templin@state.mn.us or mail to:
Itasca State Park Plan Amendments comments, c/o Jade Templin
Parks and Trails Division, Minnesota DNR
500 Lafayette Road, Box 4039
St. Paul, MN 55155-4039
Is this classic or what? There were several, and they were popping up as if they were diving under the boat and appeared on the other side.









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