Tettegouche State Park
Tettegouche State Park is a state park in Lake County. It was established in 1979. 6 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Tetagouche Lake, Johnson Lake, Lax Lake.
Tettegouche State Park is a Minnesota State Park covering 2,309,443 acres. State parks are the most heavily-developed of the public-land designations — campground, picnic, boat-launch, interpretive-center. 6 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of B. Bear Lake (A) 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 Tettegouche State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetagouche Lake | Lake | B | 67 acres | 3.3 mi |
| Johnson Lake | Lake | B | 36 acres | 2.8 mi |
| Lax Lake | Lake | B | 295 acres | 4.9 mi |
| Bean Lake | Lake | B | 31 acres | 5.1 mi |
| Bear Lake | Lake | A | 44 acres | 7.7 mi |
| Cramer Lake | Lake | A | 68 acres | 13.7 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- George H. Crosby Manitou State Park— State Park, 10.7 mi
- Split Rock Lighthouse State Park— State Park, 13.5 mi
- Gooseberry Falls State Park— State Park, 18 mi
- Temperance River State Park— State Park, 21.5 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.