Blue Ox Trail

Blue Ox Trail: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Blue Ox Trail

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Blue Ox Trail — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 47.72626, -94.54755. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Blue Ox Trail

• Blackduck Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~7 km · Must-see
• Rabideau CCC Camp · sanctuary · Beltrami · ~12 km · Must-see
• Kitchi Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~32 km · Must-see
• Kenogama Lake · lake · Itasca · ~36 km · Must-see
• Lake Bemidji State Park · lake · Beltrami · ~39 km · Must-see
• Andrusia Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~39 km · Must-see
• Lake Windigo · lake · Beltrami · ~43 km · Must-see
• Lake Bemidji · lake · Beltrami · ~44 km · Must-see
• Cass Lake · lake · Cass · ~45 km · Must-see
• Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox Statue · attraction · Beltrami · ~47 km · Must-see
• North Lake Irving · lake · Beltrami · ~48 km · Must-see
• Lake Winnibigoshish · lake · Cass · ~53 km · Must-see
• Lake Marquette · lake · Beltrami · ~53 km · Must-see
• Cut Foot Sioux Lake · lake · Itasca · ~55 km · Must-see
• Lower Red Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~56 km · Must-see
• Little Boot Lake · lake · Beltrami · ~56 km · Must-see
• Buzzle Lake Public Access - County Right-of-Way · lake · Beltrami · ~58 km · Must-see
• Lake Plantagenet · lake · Hubbard · ~59 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Blue Ox Trail

Other forts & heritage near Blue Ox Trail

• Grand Mound · fort · Koochiching · ~135 km · Must-see
• "Original" Black duck in Blackduck, MN · fort · Beltrami · ~1 km
• Beltrami Monument · fort · Beltrami · ~33 km
• Picnic Shelter · fort · Beltrami · ~37 km
• Poor Farm Cemetery · fort · Beltrami · ~45 km
• David Park House · fort · Beltrami · ~46 km
• Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial · fort · Cass · ~47 km
• South Shore Old Mill · fort · Beltrami · ~47 km
• Carnegie Library · fort · Beltrami · ~47 km
• Beltrami County Courthouse · fort · Beltrami · ~47 km

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