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John A. Latsch State Park

John A. Latsch State Park is a state park in Winona County. It was established in 1925. 2 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Winona Lake, Halfmoon Lake.

John A. Latsch State Park State Park spans 408,712 acres in Minnesota — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. The park is not lake-dense, 2 lakes nearby in our dataset, but Winona Lake is the standout among them on the 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
Winona County
Established
1925

Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)

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

LakeCountySurface AreaDistance
Winona LakeWinona308 acres12.2 mi
Halfmoon LakeWabasha-6 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 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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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.