Where is Mille Lacs Kathio State Park located?

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park is in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.1288°N, 93.7405°W.

When was Mille Lacs Kathio State Park established?

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park was established in 1957.

What lakes are near Mille Lacs Kathio State Park?

Within 15 miles of Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, the nearest lakes with water-quality readings are Ml-Vineland Lake (1.9 mi), Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River (1.9 mi), Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River (5 mi), Ml-Se Lake (10 mi), Ml-Nw Lake (11.7 mi).

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Mille Lacs Kathio State Park

Mille Lacs Kathio State Park is a state park in Mille Lacs County. It was established in 1957. 8 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Ml-Vineland Lake, Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River, Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River.

Mille Lacs Kathio 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 measured lakes nearby, enough for a multi-lake visit; each lake page carries its own clarity, phosphorus and algae readings.

State parks pair well with the lake pages: the park itself usually has interpretive signage explaining the local lake system, but the per-lake readings tell you which actual lake in the system to head to.

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Designation

State Park

County

Mille Lacs County

Established

1957

Official Resources

Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.

Lake	County	Surface Area	Distance
Ml-Vineland Lake	Mille Lacs	128,250 acres	1.9 mi
Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River	Mille Lacs	409 acres	1.9 mi
Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River	Mille Lacs	1,044 acres	5 mi
Ml-Se Lake	Mille Lacs	128,250 acres	10 mi
Ml-Nw Lake	Aitkin	128,250 acres	11.7 mi
Ml-Ce Lake	Aitkin	128,250 acres	11.8 mi
Ml-Peterson Lake	Mille Lacs	128,250 acres	12 mi
Mille Lacs Lake	Mille Lacs	128,250 acres	12.4 mi

Other Parks in the Area

Father Hennepin State Park— State Park, 12.1 mi
Sagamore Unit— State Park, 27 mi
Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 27.4 mi
Portsmouth Unit— State Park, 27.4 mi

Park location and metadata sourced from Wikidata. For trail maps, camping reservations, and current conditions, visit the official MN DNR page. Lake readings come from the EPA Water Quality Portal and are shown beside the EPA National Lakes Assessment condition class for the lake's ecoregion. Secchi clarity is shown, not classified.

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