Blue Mound State Park
Blue Mound State Park is a state park in Dane County, Iowa County. It was established in 1959. 3 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Salmo Pond, Helen Lake, 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 graded lakes nearby — enough for a multi-lake visit. Average grade among them: C.
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 Blue Mound State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salmo Pond | Dane | C | - | 10.3 mi |
| Helen Lake | Iowa | C | - | 12.8 mi |
| Meister Addition West Pond | Dane | C | - | 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
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.