Sakatah Lake State Park
Sakatah Lake State Park is a state park in Le Sueur County, Rice County. It was established in 1963. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Upper Sakatah Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Tetonka Lake.
Sakatah Lake State Park State Park spans an unrecorded acreage acres in Minnesota — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. 8 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of D. Frances Lake (C) is the cleanest of the set.
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 Sakatah 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Sakatah Lake | Le Sueur | F | 892 acres | 0.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Lake | Rice | F | 417 acres | 2.7 mi |
| Tetonka Lake | Le Sueur | F | 1,358 acres | 4.2 mi |
| Reeds Lake | Waseca | D | 195 acres | 4.5 mi |
| Cedar Lake | Rice | D | 902 acres | 7.5 mi |
| Frances Lake | Le Sueur | C | 927 acres | 8 mi |
| Cannon Lake | Rice | D | 1,593 acres | 9.5 mi |
| Rays Lake | Le Sueur | D | 169 acres | 6.8 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Nerstrand Big Woods State Park— State Park, 22.9 mi
- Rice Lake State Park— State Park, 25.4 mi
- Minneopa State Park— State Park, 28.4 mi
- Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 31.6 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.