Buckhorn State Park
Buckhorn State Park is a state park in Juneau County. It was established in 1971. 5 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Arkdale Lake, Friendship Lake, Big Roche A Cri Lake.
Buckhorn 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. 5 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of C. Big Roche A Cri Lake (B) is the cleanest of the set.
For visitors planning around water quality, the nearby-lakes list below is the practical tool: a park is only as good as the lake you intend to use it from, and the LakeGrade for that lake gives you the water-clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.
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Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Buckhorn State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkdale Lake | Adams | C | 55 acres | 8.6 mi |
| Friendship Lake | Adams | C | 114 acres | 10.2 mi |
| Big Roche A Cri Lake | Adams | B | 204 acres | 11.8 mi |
| Decorah Lake | Juneau | F | - | 10.1 mi |
| Easton Lake | Adams | C | 24 acres | 12.1 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Roche-a-Cri State Park— State Park, 10.2 mi
- Mill Bluff State Park— State Park, 15.5 mi
- Rocky Arbor State Park— State Park, 22.8 mi
- Mirror Lake State Park— State Park, 27.4 mi
Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.