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St. Croix State Park

St. Croix State Park is a state park in Pine County. It was established in 1943. 1 lake with water-quality readings is within 15 miles of the park, including Greigs Lake.

St. Croix 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. The park is not lake-dense, 1 lakes nearby in our dataset, but a nearby lake is the standout among them on the readings.

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 readings for that lake give you the clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.

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Designation
State Park
County
Pine County
Established
1943

Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to St. Croix State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.

LakeCountySurface AreaDistance
Greigs LakePine55 acres7.6 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 readings come from the EPA Water Quality Portal and are shown beside the EPA National Lakes Assessment condition class for the lake's ecoregion. Secchi clarity is shown, not classified.

Where to stay near St. Croix State Park

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.