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 Loon Lake, Clear Lake, Fish 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. Fish 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake | Jackson | F | 707 acres | 13.5 mi |
| Clear Lake | Jackson | D | - | 7 mi |
| Fish Lake | Jackson | C | - | 8.3 mi |
| Cottonwood Lake | Cottonwood | D | - | 10.5 mi |
| String Lake | Cottonwood | F | - | 12.4 mi |
| Bingham Lake | Cottonwood | D | - | 13.7 mi |
| Heron Lake | Jackson | C | - | 13.7 mi |
| Pearl Lake | Jackson | F | - | 14 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Lake Shetek State Park— State Park, 40.7 mi
- Flandrau State Park— State Park, 48.6 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.