Father Hennepin State Park
Father Hennepin State Park is a state park in Mille Lacs County. It was established in 1941. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Mille Lacs Lake, Ml-Thains Lake, Ml-Malone Lake.
Father Hennepin State Park is a Minnesota State Park covering 79,074 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 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: B.
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.
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Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Father Hennepin State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mille Lacs Lake | Mille Lacs | C | 128,250 acres | 0.5 mi |
| Ml-Thains Lake | Mille Lacs | B | 128,250 acres | 0.8 mi |
| Ml-Malone Lake | Mille Lacs | B | 128,250 acres | 1.9 mi |
| Ml-Se Lake | Mille Lacs | B | 128,250 acres | 3.3 mi |
| Ml-Peterson Lake | Mille Lacs | B | 128,250 acres | 6.2 mi |
| Ml-Ce Lake | Aitkin | B | 128,250 acres | 9.8 mi |
| Ml-Vineland Lake | Mille Lacs | B | 128,250 acres | 10.7 mi |
| Ml-Seventeen Lake | Aitkin | C | 128,250 acres | 10.9 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Mille Lacs Kathio State Park— State Park, 12.1 mi
- Banning State Park— State Park, 30.4 mi
- Yawkey Unit— State Park, 32.9 mi
- Portsmouth Unit— State Park, 33.3 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.