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Savanna Portage State Park

Savanna Portage State Park is a state park in St. Louis County, Aitkin County. It was established in 1961. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Shumway Lake, Wolf Lake, Loon Lake.

Savanna Portage State Park State Park spans 3,755,996 acres in Minnesota — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. 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.

Designation
State Park
County
St. Louis County, Aitkin County
Established
1961

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Savanna Portage State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Shumway LakeAitkinD-0.7 mi
Wolf LakeAitkinD-1 mi
Loon LakeAitkinD-1.8 mi
Wakefield LakeAitkinC-3.9 mi
Blackface LakeAitkinC-8 mi
Big Sandy LakeAitkinC-8.1 mi
Horseshoe LakeAitkinD-8.8 mi
Brown LakeAitkinC-9.4 mi

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 page. Lake grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.