Zippel Bay State Park
Zippel Bay State Park is a state park in Lake of the Woods County. It was established in 1959. 7 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Lake of the Woods, Lake of the Woods, Low: Mpca Co-Located Site Big Traverse Bay Lake.
Zippel Bay State Park 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. 7 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of C. Lake of the Woods (C) 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.
Official Resources
Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Zippel Bay State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake of the Woods | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 6.9 mi |
| Lake of the Woods | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 7.2 mi |
| Low: Mpca Co-Located Site Big Traverse Bay Lake | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 7.2 mi |
| Low: Mpca Co-Located Site Four Mile Bay Lake | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 7.5 mi |
| Lake of the Woods | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 11.3 mi |
| Lake of the Woods | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 11.5 mi |
| Low: Mpca Co-Located Site Lake | Lake of the Woods | C | - | 11.5 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Garden Island State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 21.7 mi
- Hayes Lake State Park— State Park, 33.9 mi
- Franz Jevne State Park— State Park, 38.8 mi
- Big Bog State Recreation Area— State Recreation Area, 49 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.