Where is Cascade River State Park located?

Cascade River State Park is in Cook County, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.7097°N, 90.5222°W.

When was Cascade River State Park established?

Cascade River State Park was established in 1957.

What lakes are near Cascade River State Park?

Within 15 miles of Cascade River State Park, the nearest lakes with water-quality readings are Deer Yard Lake (4 mi), Pike Lake (4.8 mi), Devil Track Lake (9.2 mi), Ward Lake (5.1 mi), Caribou Lake (6.3 mi).

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Cascade River State Park

Cascade River State Park is a state park in Cook County. It was established in 1957. 8 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Deer Yard Lake, Pike Lake, Devil Track Lake.

Cascade River State Park is a Minnesota State Park covering 1,247,880 acres. State parks are the most heavily-developed of the public-land designations — campground, picnic, boat-launch, interpretive-center. The park is paired with 8 measured lakes nearby, enough for a multi-lake visit; each lake page carries its own clarity, phosphorus and algae readings.

State parks pair well with the lake pages: the park itself usually has interpretive signage explaining the local lake system, but the per-lake readings tell you which actual lake in the system to head to.

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Designation

State Park

County

Cook County

Established

1957

Official Resources

Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Cascade River State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.

Lake	County	Surface Area	Distance
Deer Yard Lake	Cook	343 acres	4 mi
Pike Lake	Cook	814 acres	4.8 mi
Devil Track Lake	Cook	1,876 acres	9.2 mi
Ward Lake	Cook	39 acres	5.1 mi
Caribou Lake	Cook	68 acres	6.3 mi
Tait Lake	Cook	355 acres	10.4 mi
Two Island Lake	Cook	754 acres	11.9 mi
Clara Lake	Cook	388 acres	11.2 mi

Other Parks in the Area

Temperance River State Park— State Park, 19.5 mi
Judge C. R. Magney State Park— State Park, 23.7 mi
George H. Crosby Manitou State Park— State Park, 31.8 mi
Tettegouche State Park— State Park, 40.8 mi

Park location and metadata sourced from Wikidata. For trail maps, camping reservations, and current conditions, visit the official MN DNR page. Lake readings come from the EPA Water Quality Portal and are shown beside the EPA National Lakes Assessment condition class for the lake's ecoregion. Secchi clarity is shown, not classified.

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