Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota
Itasca State Park
Minnesota State Parks · Minnesota, United States
- Sites
- 223
- Hookups
- 160 electric, 63 no hookups
- Season
- Year-round
- Max RV length
- 60 ft
- Group sites
- Yes
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Showers
- Yes
- Dump station
- Yes
- Pets
- Yes
- Elevation
- 1,506 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- AT&T good · Verizon good · T-Mobile none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Nearest town
- Park Rapids
- Address
- 36750 Main Park Drive
- Phone
- 218-699-7251
277 numbered sites are mapped one by one - the site map below shows each with its facts and pictures.
Site map
277 numbered sites are mapped one by one on the imagery, with the operator's own facts and pictures for each site where it publishes them. Tap a site to rate it, keep a note and add your own photos; press and hold the map for a pin of your own. Your ratings, notes, pins and photos are kept with the campground on your Saved list, the same list the camping map and the drive page keep.
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About
Itasca State Park is a Minnesota State Park campground offering 223 sites (160 electric) near Park Rapids.
Fees
Minnesota DNR (dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/fees.html) publishes the same statewide camping rate bands on its own fees page (a real, confirmed statewide schedule, not a per-park guess; tax is additional): Drive-in campsites $20-$35/night; cart-in/walk-in campsites (under 1/2 mile from parking) $20-$25/night; backcountry campsites (backpack/watercraft over 1/2 mile) $20-$23/night; equestrian campsites $22-$25/night; wall tents $35-$40/night; yurts $80/night; group campsites $50-$300/night. Electric hookup adds $10/night; water and sewer hookup (where available) adds $8/night; an EV charging site adds $7.50/night. A non-refundable reservation fee applies per site reserved in advance: $8 online, $10 by phone (no fee for same-day reservations). Minnesota residents with a qualifying physical disability receive a half-price campsite rate Sunday-Thursday. A separate statewide vehicle permit is required: $35/year; $7/day; $26/year for an additional vehicle; $30/year motorcycle permit; $12/year for persons with disabilities; $5/day for groups of 10+ vehicles. Pets are allowed in campgrounds. For the comfort and safety of your pet, other visitors, and wildlife, pets must be attended at all times and restrained on a leash or in an enclosure. (Minnesota DNR statewide policy, published on multiple state park pages, e.g. Itasca, Lake Bemidji and La Salle Lake SRA.)
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 16° | -1° | -26° | 42° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 20° | 1° | -32° | 50° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 37° | 20° | -11° | 63° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 43° | 30° | 11° | 73° | 10 of 11 |
| May | 64° | 45° | 29° | 85° | 1 of 11 |
| June | 74° | 57° | 46° | 90° | 0 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 63° | 51° | 91° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 77° | 61° | 54° | 93° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 71° | 55° | 40° | 85° | 0 of 11 |
| October | 54° | 40° | 22° | 70° | 3 of 10 |
| November | 37° | 25° | 1° | 59° | 9 of 10 |
| December | 26° | 14° | -22° | 47° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- La Salle Lake State Recreation Area · Minnesota State Parks · 7 mi · 39 sites
- Hungryman Lake Campground and Day Use Area · State Forest · 13 mi · 14 sites
- Mantrap Lake Campground and Day-Use Area · State Forest · 18 mi · 38 sites
- Gulch Lake Campground and Day-Use Area · State Forest · 19 mi · 6 sites
- Bagley City Park & Campground · City, County & Regional Parks · 21 mi
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