Yawkey Unit
Yawkey Unit is a state park in Crow Wing County. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Serpent Lake, Agate Lake, Island Lake.
Yawkey Unit is a Minnesota State Park covering an unrecorded acreage acres. State parks are the most heavily-developed of the public-land designations — campground, picnic, boat-launch, interpretive-center. The park is paired with 8 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: A.
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.
Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Yawkey Unit, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serpent Lake | Crow Wing | A | 1,116 acres | 1.7 mi |
| Agate Lake | Crow Wing | B | 187 acres | 1.4 mi |
| Island Lake | Crow Wing | A | 126 acres | 3.2 mi |
| Rabbit Lake | Crow Wing | A | - | 2.1 mi |
| Cedar Lake | Aitkin | A | 1,726 acres | 6.9 mi |
| Hamlet Lake | Crow Wing | A | 307 acres | 5.7 mi |
| Upper Mission Lake | Crow Wing | A | 882 acres | 7.1 mi |
| Clearwater Lake | Crow Wing | A | 905 acres | 7.5 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Portsmouth Unit— State Park, 1.6 mi
- Cuyuna Country State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 1.9 mi
- Mahnomen Unit— State Park, 3.2 mi
- Sagamore Unit— State Park, 6.1 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.