Minneopa State Park
Minneopa State Park is a state park in Blue Earth County. It was established in 1905. 8 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Loon Lake, Crystal Lake, Eagle Lake.
Minneopa 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 measured lakes are within easy reach of the park. Madison Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings of the set.
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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Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Minneopa State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loon Lake | Blue Earth | 809 acres | 5.7 mi |
| Crystal Lake | Blue Earth | 379 acres | 6.2 mi |
| Eagle Lake | Blue Earth | 898 acres | 10.6 mi |
| Washington Lake | Le Sueur | 1,516 acres | 13.2 mi |
| Madison Lake | Blue Earth | 1,447 acres | 14.6 mi |
| Unnamed Lake | Blue Earth | - | 6.3 mi |
| Ballantyne Lake | Blue Earth | 371 acres | 13.6 mi |
| Emily Lake | Le Sueur | 300 acres | 13.7 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Flandrau State Park— State Park, 20.3 mi
- Sakatah Lake State Park— State Park, 28.4 mi
- Fort Ridgely State Park— State Park, 36.8 mi
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 39.7 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.