Lake Bemidji State Park

Lake Bemidji State Park
An open-water bog in the north half of Lake Bemidji State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Bemidji State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Bemidji State Park
Location of Lake Bemidji State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Lake Bemidji State Park
Map showing the location of Lake Bemidji State Park
Lake Bemidji State Park (the United States)
LocationBeltrami, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates47°32′24″N 94°49′10″W / 47.54000°N 94.81944°W / 47.54000; -94.81944
Area1,654 acres (6.69 km2)
Elevation1,348 ft (411 m)[1]
Established1923
Named forLake Bemidji
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources
Lake Bemidji State Park CCC/NYA/Rustic Style Historic Resources
The Shelter Building from the southeast
LocationOff County Highway 20, Northern Township
Nearest cityBemidji, Minnesota
Coordinates47°32′2″N 94°49′35″W / 47.53389°N 94.82639°W / 47.53389; -94.82639
Area8 acres (3.2 ha)
Built1937–9
ArchitectState of Minnesota, National Youth Administration
Architectural styleNational Park Service rustic
MPSMinnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
NRHP reference No.89001674
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 1989

Lake Bemidji State Park is a state park of Minnesota, United States, on the north shore of 6,765-acre (27.38 km2) Lake Bemidji. The northern half of the park preserves a spruce-tamarack bog. A district of National Park Service rustic structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps and National Youth Administration in the 1930s is on the National Register of Historic Places. The park is located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of the city of Bemidji.

  1. ^ "Lake Bemidji State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 11, 1980. Retrieved February 25, 2011.