Where to see a Pileated Woodpecker in Minnesota

The Pileated Woodpecker is regularly recorded in the counties of 144 Minnesota state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:

  1. Gooseberry Falls State Park
  2. Split Rock Lighthouse State Park
  3. Tettegouche State Park
  4. Bear Head Lake State Park
  5. Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park
  6. Jay Cooke State Park
  7. Banning State Park
  8. St. Croix State Park
  9. Itasca State Park
  10. Lake Bemidji State Park
  11. Buffalo River State Park
  12. Afton State Park
  13. William O'Brien State Park
  14. Wild River State Park
  15. Interstate State Park
  16. Fort Snelling State Park
  17. Myre-Big Island State Park
  18. Whitewater State Park
  19. Beaver Creek Valley State Park
  20. Great River Bluffs State Park
  21. St. Croix State Forest
  22. Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area
  23. Carley State Park
  24. Emily State Forest
  25. Remer State Forest

Pileated Woodpecker in other states โ†’ ยท All Minnesota state parks โ†’