Governor Thompson State Park
Governor Thompson State Park is a state park in Marinette County. It was established in 2000. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Caldron Falls Reservoir, High Falls Reservoir at, Thunder Lake.
Governor Thompson 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. 8 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of B. Thunder Lake (A) 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 Governor Thompson State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldron Falls Reservoir | Marinette | D | 1,063 acres | 1.6 mi |
| High Falls Reservoir at | Marinette | C | 1,471 acres | 3.2 mi |
| Thunder Lake | Marinette | A | 133 acres | 5.5 mi |
| Eagle Lake | Marinette | A | 58 acres | 5.5 mi |
| Little Newton Lake | Marinette | A | 59 acres | 6.4 mi |
| Big Newton Lake | Marinette | A | 69 acres | 6.8 mi |
| Crooked Lake | Oconto | A | 162 acres | 8.2 mi |
| Boundary Lake | Oconto | A | 36 acres | 6 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Copper Culture State Park— State Park, 35.3 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.