Side view of Lake Itasca leading out at the start of the Mississippi river.
A signpost beside where the Mississippi first flows out from Lake Itasca. Reads 'Here 1475 ft above the ocean the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico.'
A small statue done by a local artist, Jeff Savage, for the park in 2005. In Anishinabe (Ojibwe) culture, women are the caretakers of the water, which is meant to be symbolized in this statue.
A small flattened log bridge is the first crossing on the MIssisppi.
Mississippi Headwaters Trail
Itasca State Park, Minnesota
Nature Walk, 0.4 m, may be extended along lake shore
9 ft elevation gain
Hike 7/17/25
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