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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.

Designation
State Recreation Area
County
East Grand Forks
Established
1997

Other Parks in the Area

Park location and metadata sourced from Wikidata. For trail maps, camping reservations, and current conditions, visit the official MN DNR. Lake grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.