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Great River Bluffs State Park

Great River Bluffs State Park is a state park in Winona County. It was established in 1971. 2 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Winona Lake, Target Lake.

Great River Bluffs State Park State Park spans an unrecorded acreage acres in Minnesota — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. A handful of graded lakes (2) lie near the park; the cleanest is Winona Lake (D).

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.

Designation
State Park
County
Winona County
Established
1971

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Great River Bluffs State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Winona LakeWinonaD308 acres13.8 mi
Target LakeHoustonD-12.2 mi

Other Parks in the Area

Park location and metadata sourced from Wikidata. For trail maps, camping reservations, and current conditions, visit the official MN DNR page. Lake grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.