Red River State Recreation Area
Red River State Recreation Area is a state recreation area in East Grand Forks. It was established in 1997.
Red River State Recreation Area is a Minnesota State Recreation Area — a public-land designation focused on recreation rather than ecological preservation. 296,526 acres are protected. The park is not lake-dense — 0 lakes nearby in our dataset — but a nearby lake (—) is the standout among them.
Reading the per-lake LakeGrade alongside the park designation gives a fuller picture than either alone: the park tells you what land is protected, the grade tells you what condition the water in that protected area is in.
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Other Parks in the Area
- Old Mill State Park— State Park, 36.6 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.