Blue Mound State Park
Blue Mound State Park is a state park in Dane County, Iowa County. It was established in 1959. 3 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Helen Lake, Salmo Pond, Meister Addition West Pond.
Blue Mound State Park is a Wisconsin 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 3 measured lakes nearby, enough for a multi-lake visit; each lake page carries its own clarity, phosphorus and algae readings.
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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Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Blue Mound State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Lake | Iowa | 16 acres | 12.8 mi |
| Salmo Pond | Dane | 3 acres | 10.3 mi |
| Meister Addition West Pond | Dane | - | 14.9 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Governor Dodge State Park— State Park, 12.8 mi
- Tower Hill State Park— State Park, 12.8 mi
- Yellowstone Lake State Park— State Park, 19.4 mi
- New Glarus Woods State Park— State Park, 19.9 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.