Where is Zippel Bay State Park located?

Zippel Bay State Park is in Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.8639°N, 94.8594°W.

When was Zippel Bay State Park established?

Zippel Bay State Park was established in 1959.

What lakes are near Zippel Bay State Park?

Within 15 miles of Zippel Bay State Park, the nearest lakes with water-quality readings are Lake of the Woods (6.9 mi), Low Lake (6.9 mi), Lake of the Woods (7.2 mi), Lake of the Woods (11.3 mi), Lake of the Woods (11.5 mi).

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Zippel Bay State Park

Zippel Bay State Park is a state park in Lake of the Woods County. It was established in 1959. 6 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Lake of the Woods, Low Lake, Lake of the Woods.

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. 6 measured lakes are within easy reach of the park. Lake of the Woods has the lowest nutrient and algae readings of the set.

State parks pair well with the lake pages: the park itself usually has interpretive signage explaining the local lake system, but the per-lake readings tell you which actual lake in the system to head to.

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Designation

State Park

County

Lake of the Woods County

Established

1959

Official Resources

Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)

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

Lake	County	Surface Area	Distance
Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods	-	6.9 mi
Low Lake	Lake of the Woods	-	6.9 mi
Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods	-	7.2 mi
Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods	-	11.3 mi
Lake of the Woods	Lake of the Woods	-	11.5 mi
Low Lake	Lake of the Woods	-	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

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.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.