Path in Inspiration Peak State Wayside Park in Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Path in Inspiration Peak State Wayside Park in Otter Tail County, Minnesota Amanda Su · CC BY-SA 4.0

Inspiration Peak State Wayside

State Recreation Land · Minnesota · Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

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0.5 mi of maintained trail measured from the agency's own trail mapping

  • 0.5 hiking

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Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Established
1931

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Sources: Wikimedia Commons / editorial, State agency · updated 2026-09-12