Camden State Park
Camden State Park is a state park in Lyon County. It was established in 1935. 6 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Island Lake, Yankton Lake, Brown Marsh Lake.
Camden State Park is a Minnesota State Park covering 555,245 acres. State parks are the most heavily-developed of the public-land designations — campground, picnic, boat-launch, interpretive-center. 6 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of F. Island Lake (F) is the cleanest of the set.
State parks pair well with the LakeGrade dataset: the park itself usually has interpretive signage explaining the local lake system, but the per-lake grade tells you which actual lake in the system to head to.
Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Camden State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Island Lake | Lyon | F | 170 acres | 4.4 mi |
| Yankton Lake | Lyon | F | 403 acres | 8.9 mi |
| Brown Marsh Lake | Lyon | F | - | 4.8 mi |
| Stay Lake | Lincoln | F | 221 acres | 12.2 mi |
| Currant Lake | Murray | F | 406 acres | 14.2 mi |
| Current Lake Marsh | Murray | F | 73 acres | 13.8 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Lake Shetek State Park— State Park, 21.6 mi
- Upper Sioux Agency State Park— State Park, 34.3 mi
- Split Rock Creek State Park— State Park, 39.1 mi
- Lac qui Parle State Park— State Park, 45.7 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.