Lake Maria State Park
Lake Maria State Park is a state park in Wright County. It was established in 1963. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Little Mary Lake, Cedar Lake, Ember Lake.
Lake Maria 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. The park is paired with 8 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: C.
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.
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Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Lake Maria State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mary Lake | Wright | F | - | 0.6 mi |
| Cedar Lake | Wright | A | 774 acres | 6 mi |
| Ember Lake | Wright | A | - | 2.2 mi |
| Limestone Lake | Wright | B | - | 2.4 mi |
| Millstone Lake | Wright | F | - | 2.5 mi |
| Ida Lake | Wright | A | - | 2.6 mi |
| Eagle Lake | Wright | D | - | 3 mi |
| Locke Lake | Wright | C | - | 3.2 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Greenleaf Lake State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 32.3 mi
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 46.7 mi
- Fort Snelling State Park— State Park, 48.1 mi
- Charles A. Lindbergh State Park— State Park, 49.4 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.