
Lake Itasca, 27 mi from Akeley
None of our places to visit is inside Akeley; 3 are within 40 miles. On the list: a lake, a state park and an attraction, among others. The best-known trip out is to Paul Bunyan Land, 56 mi away.

Lake Itasca
Lake in Clearwater County, northern Minnesota, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map
The 3 outside town cluster to the northwest.
Orange: Akeley. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
All the places to visit
Each of the 6 is within 60 miles.
Itasca State Park
State park in Clearwater, Hubbard, and Becker counties, Minnesota, U.S.A..
Northland Arboretum
Non-profit arboretum and nature reserve in Brainerd, Minnesota.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Photo credits
Lake Itasca: Tastocke, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Itasca State Park: Mark Evans from Orange City, USA, CC BY 2.0 · The Big Fish: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Forest History Center: Laupeck, CC BY-SA 3.0
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