Kilen Woods State Park
Kilen Woods State Park is a state park in Jackson County. It was established in 1945. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Clear Lake, Loon Lake, Cottonwood Lake.
Kilen Woods 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 D. Bingham Lake (C) 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 Kilen Woods State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | Jackson | D | 434 acres | 7 mi |
| Loon Lake | Jackson | F | 708 acres | 13.5 mi |
| Cottonwood Lake | Cottonwood | D | 155 acres | 10.5 mi |
| String Lake | Cottonwood | F | 336 acres | 12.4 mi |
| Bingham Lake | Cottonwood | C | 270 acres | 13.7 mi |
| Pearl Lake | Jackson | F | 117 acres | 14 mi |
| Fish Lake | Jackson | C | - | 8.3 mi |
| Heron Lake | Jackson | C | - | 13.7 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Lake Shetek State Park— State Park, 40.7 mi
- Flandrau State Park— State Park, 48.6 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.