The headwaters of the Mississippi River are located in Itasca State Park. The park also has biking and hiking trails, boat rentals, a wildlife drive, a museum, and two campgrounds. Our site was in the Bear Paw campground. We had a back-in site with electric only near a water spigot. Be sure to fill your freshwater tank at the dump station before setting up. We had a view of Lake Itasca from our site. This is a very popular campground so be sure to make reservations. This is a great state park with a lot to keep everyone busy having fun.
UPDATE ON ITASCA STATE PARK: We stayed here again in June, 2011 in the Pine Ridge Campground. The site was a long back in with lots of room on either side of the site. The bath houses were very clean. We would recommend either of the campgrounds. We enjoyed them both.
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Itasca State Park for their website.
Amenities: Electric only at site, lake, hiking, biking, museum, boat rentals
Would we stay here again? YES
