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 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 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.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Lake | Iowa | C | 16 acres | 12.8 mi |
| Salmo Pond | Dane | C | 3 acres | 10.3 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
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.