Interstate State Park
Interstate State Park is a state park in Chisago County. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including South Center Lake, North Center Lake, Little Lake.
Interstate 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. 8 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of C. Blooms Lake (B) is the cleanest 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 LakeGrade for that lake gives you the water-clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.
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Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Interstate State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Center Lake | Chisago | C | 910 acres | 7.5 mi |
| North Center Lake | Chisago | D | 749 acres | 7.8 mi |
| Little Lake | Chisago | D | 168 acres | 6.2 mi |
| Blooms Lake | Chisago | B | 48 acres | 5.3 mi |
| South Lindstrom Lake | Chisago | B | 455 acres | 8.7 mi |
| Sunrise Lake | Chisago | B | 796 acres | 9.6 mi |
| Chisago Lake | Chisago | C | 944 acres | 10.2 mi |
| Green Lake | Chisago | C | 1,809 acres | 11.4 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Interstate Park— State Park, 0.7 mi
- Wild River State Park— State Park, 8 mi
- William O'Brien State Park— State Park, 13 mi
- Afton State Park— State Park, 37.2 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.