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Split Rock Lighthouse State Park

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park is a state park in Minnesota. It was established in 1945. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Bear Lake, Seq044a Lake, Suseq44a Lake.

Split Rock Lighthouse 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 B. Bear Lake (A) is the cleanest of the set.

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
Established
1945

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

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

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Bear LakeLakeA-6.8 mi
Seq044a LakeLakeA-8.4 mi
Suseq44a LakeLakeA-8.4 mi
Bean LakeLakeB-9.2 mi
Lax LakeLakeB-11.2 mi
Tetagouche LakeLakeB-12 mi
Kane LakeLakeD-13.9 mi
Christianson LakeLakeD-13.9 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.