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Seasonal — spring op...
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No Service
Pets
Pets Allowed
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Learn more about alerts →Families who want a low-effort basecamp for hiking the interpretive trails, swimming in Lake Itasca, and letting the kids bike paved park roads will find this fits well. Electric hookups and clean restrooms make it comfortable without hauling every convenience from home.
Tent campers are out entirely since this is cabins and RV sites only. Raccoons are persistent and well-documented, so anyone who doesn't want to wrestle with food storage every night should factor that in. No potable water on-site means verifying your water situation before arriv
Context for the broader area surrounding Bear Paw Guesthouse, sourced from the federal Recreation.gov rec-area record.
Lake Minatare is a feature of the <A HREF="https://www.usbr.gov/projects/index.php?id=363">North Platte Project</a>. Managed as a State recreation area by the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission. Lake Minatare, with a surface area of 2,158 acres and about 12 miles of shoreline is a part of the North Platte National Wildlife Refuge. Available species include channel catfish, crappie, small mouth bass, white bass, walleye (15 inch minimum), wipers, and yellow perch. Walleye, channel catfish, and gizzard shad are stocked in the reservoir annually. Motorized boats are permitted. The area is open to the public from Jan. 15 to Sept. 30. A number of Civilian Conservation Corps structures dating to the 1930's exist at Lake Minatare. Included among them is a stone picnic shelter designed to look like a lighthouse. Minatare Dam, constructed between 1912-1915, is a historic structure determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.
North from Scottsbluff, Nebraska off State Hwy. 71.
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The Bear Paw Guesthouse operates seasonally, with availability typically spanning from spring through fall, though exact dates shift with Minnesota's variable weather patterns. Before planning your visit, check the current season's opening and closing dates on the campground webpage or contact park staff directly, as Mother Nature ultimately sets the schedule in this beautiful northern landscape.
Seasonal notes: 'Summer brings the best conditions' with water sports, long daylight and naturalist programs.
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