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State Park
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Managed by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Source of truth
- Bear Head Lake State Park — official page
Operator-published page with current visitor information.
Verify by phone or mail
- Operator:(218) 235-2520
- Address:9301 Bear Head State Park Road, Ely, MN 55731 · MN
About
A wilderness-feeling state park on a lake, with camping, fishing, hiking trails and wildlife. Paddleboards can be rented at the park office.
Source: dnr.state.mn.us
From Wikipedia
Bear Head Lake State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, providing ready access to outdoor recreation in the Boundary Waters region. It boasts scenery similar to the nearby Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, with the added conveniences of road access, modern facilities, and motorboating. The most popular visitor activities are boating, fishing, swimming, and hiking. The park entirely surrounds 670-acre (270 ha) Bear Head Lake and three other fishing lakes. It was established in 1961 in Saint Louis County near Ely, Minnesota. The park also contains the woodlands surrounding the lakes, which gives an entire total of about 5,540 acres. The park also shares a large border with Bear Island State Forest.
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Blueberry Lake Trail
Ely1.7 mi
TrailDifficulty: ModerateOut & Back
David Dill-Taconite State Trail
Eagles Nest Township0.7 mi7 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Norberg Lake Loop
Ely3.1 mi328 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: ModerateLoop
Norberg Lake Short Loop Trail
Ely1.1 mi151 ftgain
TrailDifficulty: EasyLoop
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