Lake Bemidji State Park
Lake Bemidji State Park is a state park in Beltrami County. It was established in 1923. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Beltrami Lake, Movil Lake, Bemidji Lake.
Lake Bemidji 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 A. Beltrami Lake (A) is the cleanest of the set.
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.
Official Resources
Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Lake Bemidji State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beltrami Lake | Beltrami | A | 853 acres | 3.8 mi |
| Movil Lake | Beltrami | A | 853 acres | 4 mi |
| Bemidji Lake | Beltrami | A | - | 1.3 mi |
| Big Bass Lake | Beltrami | A | - | 1.6 mi |
| Stump Lake | Beltrami | A | 201 acres | 4.4 mi |
| Fox Lake | Beltrami | A | 148 acres | 5 mi |
| Little Bass Lake | Beltrami | A | - | 3.1 mi |
| Turtle River Lake | Beltrami | B | - | 4.6 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- La Salle Lake State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 20.9 mi
- Itasca State Park— State Park, 27.6 mi
- Big Bog State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 47.3 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.