Moose Lake State Park
Moose Lake State Park is a state park in Carlton County. It was established in 1971. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Echo Lake, Moosehead Lake, Moose Lake.
Moose Lake 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.
For visitors planning around water quality, the nearby-lakes list below is the practical tool: a park is only as good as the lake you intend to use it from, and the LakeGrade for that lake gives you the water-clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.
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Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Moose Lake State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echo Lake | Carlton | B | 10 acres | 0.7 mi |
| Moosehead Lake | Carlton | D | - | 1.1 mi |
| Moose Lake | Carlton | B | - | 1.6 mi |
| Island Lake | Pine | C | - | 2.6 mi |
| Eddy Lake | Carlton | D | - | 2.7 mi |
| Sand Lake | Pine | B | - | 2.7 mi |
| Hanging Horn Lake | Carlton | D | - | 3.2 mi |
| Eleven Lake | Pine | B | - | 3.4 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Moose Lake State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 0 mi
- Banning State Park— State Park, 20 mi
- Jay Cooke State Park— State Park, 24 mi
- St. Croix State Park— State Park, 33.1 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.