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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 graded lakes 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 (D) is the standout among them.

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
1925

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

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

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Winona LakeWinonaD308 acres12.2 mi
Halfmoon LakeWabashaD-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 grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.