Mille Lacs Kathio State Park
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park is a state park in Mille Lacs County. It was established in 1957. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River, Ml-Vineland Lake, 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 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: B.
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 Mille Lacs Kathio State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outlet of Ogechie Lake on the Rum River | Mille Lacs | A | 410 acres | 1.9 mi |
| Ml-Vineland Lake | Mille Lacs | B | - | 1.9 mi |
| Outlet of Onamia Lake on the Rum River | Mille Lacs | A | - | 5 mi |
| Ml Lake | Mille Lacs | B | - | 5.5 mi |
| Peavy Lake | Morrison | A | - | 6.9 mi |
| Ml Lake | Mille Lacs | B | - | 7.2 mi |
| Rock Lake | Crow Wing | B | - | 7.8 mi |
| Camp Lake | Crow Wing | C | - | 9.3 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
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.