Where is Judge C. R. Magney State Park located?

Judge C. R. Magney State Park is in Cook County, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.8514°N, 90.0583°W.

When was Judge C. R. Magney State Park established?

Judge C. R. Magney State Park was established in 1957.

What lakes are near Judge C. R. Magney State Park?

Within 15 miles of Judge C. R. Magney State Park, the nearest graded lakes are Tom Lake (Grade B, 4.9 mi), Trout Lake (Grade A, 5.2 mi), Greenwood Lake (Grade A, 11.7 mi), Elbow Lake (Grade B, 11 mi), Esther Lake (Grade C, 9.2 mi).

Judge C. R. Magney State Park

Judge C. R. Magney State Park is a state park in Cook County. It was established in 1957. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Tom Lake, Trout Lake, Greenwood Lake.

Judge C. R. Magney State Park State Park spans 1,147,309 acres in Minnesota — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. The park is paired with 8 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: B.

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

Cook County

Established

1957

Official Resources

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Judge C. R. Magney State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.

Lake	County	Grade	Surface Area	Distance
Tom Lake	Cook	B	404 acres	4.9 mi
Trout Lake	Cook	A	259 acres	5.2 mi
Greenwood Lake	Cook	A	2,043 acres	11.7 mi
Elbow Lake	Cook	B	408 acres	11 mi
Esther Lake	Cook	C	78 acres	9.2 mi
Chester Lake	Cook	B	52 acres	9.3 mi
Mcfarland Lake	Cook	A	40 acres	14.1 mi
Swamp Lake Deep	Cook	C	-	11.6 mi

Other Parks in the Area

Grand Portage State Park— State Park, 23.4 mi
Cascade River State Park— State Park, 23.7 mi
Temperance River State Park— State Park, 43.1 mi

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.