Minam State Recreation Area

{{Short description|State park in Oregon, United States}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox park

| name = Minam State Recreation Area

| photo = Minam State Recreation Area.jpg

| photo_width = 300

| photo_caption = Camping in September

| map = Oregon#USA

| map_width = 220

| type = Public, state

| location = Wallowa County, Oregon

| nearest_city = Elgin

| coords = {{coord|45.7832014|N|117.7176981|W|region:US-OR_dim:1900_source:gnis|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coords_ref = {{cite gnis |id=1155121 |name=Minam State Park |access-date=2011-06-21}}

| area = {{convert|602|acre|ha|lk=on}}{{cite book|last=Bannan|first=Jan|title=Oregon State Parks: A Complete Recreation Guide|edition=2nd|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|date=2002|location=Seattle|page=223|isbn=0-89886-794-0}}

| created =

| operator = Oregon Parks and Recreation Department

| visitation_num =

| status = Open year-round

}}

Minam State Recreation Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon. Administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, it covers about {{convert|600|acre|ha}} along the Wallowa River north of La Grande in Wallowa County. The park is off Oregon Route 82 about {{convert|15|mi|km}} northeast of Elgin.

The park, generally open all year, has 22 primitive campsites, restrooms, a boat ramp, and a walking trail. Visitors may picnic, go boating on the river, or fish for steelhead. Wildlife in the area includes deer, bear, elk, and an occasional cougar or bighorn sheep.{{cite web|title=Minam State Recreation Area|url=http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_26.php|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|access-date=January 1, 2013}}

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