Itasca State Park
Minnesota State Park
Itasca State Park entrance fee
$7 per vehicle — One-day vehicle permit $7; year-round permit $35 ($26 for an additional vehicle, $30 motorcycle, $12 with a disability permit). Free year-round permits for disabled veterans, active-duty military and members of Minnesota’s 11 federally recognized tribes.
Itasca State Park hours
Daily from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m.
Hours as published by Minnesota DNR. Check the official page before a long drive.
About Itasca State Park
The state's first park, kept since 1891, and the place you can step over the Mississippi before it runs 2,552 miles south. Over a hundred lakes, a fire tower, and Wilderness Drive threading 2,000 acres of pine nobody ever cut.
Things to do
- 🥾 Hiking
- 🚲 Biking
- 🛶 Paddling
- 🏊 Swimming
- 🎣 Fishing
- ⛵ Boating
Amenities & facilities
- 🏕️ Campsites
- 🚿 Showers
- 🚻 Restrooms
- 👥 Group Sites
- 🛝 Playground
- 🚤 Boat Ramp
- 🚐 RV Dump Station
- 🌿 Nature Center
- ♿ Accessible Facilities
RV / campsite hookups
- ⛺ Primitive / No Hookups
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Camping options
- Drive-in Sites (223 sites in two campgrounds)
- Electric Sites (160 sites in two campgrounds)
- Accessible Sites (Four sites)
- Backpack Sites
- Cart-in Sites
- Group Camp (Accommodates up to 50 people)
- Group Center (Accommodates up to 75 people)
Contact
Phone218-699-7251
Address36750 Main Park Drive, Park Rapids, MN 56470
Upcoming events at Itasca State Park
- Circle Time Under the Pines: D is for Deer
- Itasca State Park Winter Bird Count
- Candlelight & Constellations Event
Event details and registration are on the Minnesota DNR calendar.
🎒 Gear up for Itasca State Park
Popular gear for what this park offers:
- Tents
- Kayaks
- Fishing rods
- Hiking boots
- Bike helmets
- Water shoes
- Life jackets
- Bug spray
- Coolers
- Sleeping bags
- Camp chairs
- Camp stoves
- Lanterns
- Paddleboards
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