Park Rapids, MN

Itasca State Park — Bear Paw Guesthouse

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Stand under towering pines at Preacher’s Grove, explore Wilderness Drive by car or bike, and wade across the Mississippi River as it begins its 2,552-mile journey to the Gulf of Mexico here in Minnesota’s oldest state park.

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Average water temperature for Mississippi River, January through DecemberEach point shows the monthly average water temperature in degrees Fahrenheit.32°JJanuary: average water temperature 32°F32°FFebruary: average water temperature 32°F37°MMarch: average water temperature 37°F45°AApril: average water temperature 45°F48°MMay: average water temperature 48°F55°JJune: average water temperature 55°F58°JJuly: average water temperature 58°F58°AAugust: average water temperature 58°F55°SSeptember: average water temperature 55°F48°OOctober: average water temperature 48°F42°NNovember: average water temperature 42°F33°DDecember: average water temperature 33°F

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