Fort Ridgely State Park
Fort Ridgely State Park is a state park in Nicollet County, Renville County. It was established in 1911. 3 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Sleepy Eye Lake, Unnamed Lake, Lower Sioux Hank Lake.
Fort Ridgely State Park is a Minnesota State Park covering an unrecorded acreage acres. State parks are the most heavily-developed of the public-land designations — campground, picnic, boat-launch, interpretive-center. 3 measured lakes are within easy reach of the park. Sleepy Eye Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings of the set.
For visitors planning around water quality, the nearby-lakes list below is the practical tool: a park is only as good as the lake you intend to use it from, and the readings for that lake give you the clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.
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Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Fort Ridgely State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Eye Lake | Brown | 241 acres | 10 mi |
| Unnamed Lake | Brown | - | 7.2 mi |
| Lower Sioux Hank Lake | Redwood | - | 13.7 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Flandrau State Park— State Park, 16.8 mi
- Minneopa State Park— State Park, 36.8 mi
- Upper Sioux Agency State Park— State Park, 40.9 mi
- Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 41.1 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.