
Lake Bemidji
- Area
- 26 km²
- Tonight
- 54°FLight rain · Wind 16–21 mph SSE
Lake Bemidji is a lake at 408 m above sea level in Minnesota, United States, 26 km² in area and 8.8 km long.
All facts
- Surface elevation
- 408 m
- Length
- 8.8 km
- Shoreline
- 24.8 km
Lake Bemidji in numbers
Shoreline from OpenStreetMap.
- Shoreline
- 24.8 km≈6¼ h to walk around
Lake Bemidji 3D map
Drag to orbit · click, then scroll to zoom (or Ctrl/⌘ + scroll) · One finger scrolls the page · two fingers orbit and zoom · 10.8 × 10.8 km
Lake Bemidji terrain and contours
2 m contours from the USGS 3DEP 10 m terrain model. Click two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.Tap two points on the map to draw your own cross-section.
Lake Bemidji elevation profile
West → east through the centre
Lake Bemidji weather
Tonight · Light rain · 54°F (12°C) · 26% chance of precipitation · Wind 16–21 mph SSE
Lake Bemidji forecast for about 408 m.
- Tonight54°26%16–21 mph SSE
- Sat36°59°44%13–18 mph SW
- Sun32°48°–5–10 mph WNW
- Mon32°44°23%6 mph NE
- Tue39°48°32%3–8 mph ESE
- Wed36°53°41%7–13 mph S
- Thu33°48°15%10 mph WNW
Forecast data: NOAA National Weather Service, public domain, model run Oct 24, 01:36 UTC.
Camping & parking near Lake Bemidji
Campsites, parking, trailheads and mountain huts mapped in OpenStreetMap around Lake Bemidji, nearest first, by straight-line distance. Check access, fees and permits locally.
Nearest parking
0.3 km SW
Nearest campsite
Silver Maple Campsite
Nearest trailhead
2
Nearest caravan site
Royal Oaks RV Park
All mapped places 8
| Place | Distance |
|---|---|
| Parking | 0.3 km SW |
| Parking | 0.3 km SSW |
| Parking | 0.3 km SW |
| Silver Maple CampsiteCampsite | 3.0 km SW |
| 2Trailhead | 3.6 km WSW |
| Trailhead | 3.7 km WSW |
| Royal Oaks RV ParkCaravan site | 4.5 km SSE |
| Bemidji KOA JourneyCaravan site | 7.7 km NW |
Slope
Share of the 10.8 × 10.8 km view by steepness, from the 10 m model.
Mostly gentle: 100% of the view is under 15°.
- Steeper than 30°
- 0.0% of the 117 km² view
- Relief in view
- 46 m low point 408 m
Land cover
ESA WorldCover 10 m classification of the same area.
Snow & ice means glaciers and year-round snow (a yearly average), not today’s snow cover.
Wildlife seen nearby
Sightings of the most-seen species on iNaturalist (research grade) within 5.4 km; 1,102 species recorded in all.
Sightings per species 6
- Showy lady's slipper68
- Common Merganser65
- Marsh marigold56
- Canadian bunchberry55
- Bog Labrador Tea53
- Pink lady's slipper49
Where Lake Bemidji sits
- Region
- Minnesota23United States932North America1,313
Nearby places
Cass Lake↑25 km ESE
Kabekona Lake↑39 km S
Lake Itasca450 m↑42 km SW
Lake Winnibigoshish↑51 km E
Leech Lake↑52 km SE
More 1
Lake Bemidji downloads: topographic map, heightmap, STL 3D model and DEM
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Data sources
- Terrain
- U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program (public domain)
- Imagery
- Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026 (scene 2026-09-30)
- Land cover
- © ESA WorldCover project 2021 / Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data (2021) processed by ESA WorldCover consortium
- Facts
- Wikidata (CC0)
- Camping & parking, Geometry
- © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
- Wildlife
- iNaturalist community observations, counts only
- Forecast
- Weather forecast from NOAA National Weather Service (public domain)