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Kinnickinnic State Park

Kinnickinnic State Park is a state park in Clifton. It was established in 1972. 2 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Lake St. Croix, Lake Mallalieu.

Kinnickinnic State Park State Park spans an unrecorded acreage acres in Wisconsin — a designated recreation destination with the full set of facilities the state park system provides. The park is not lake-dense — 2 lakes nearby in our dataset — but Lake St. Croix (B) is the standout among them.

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.

Designation
State Park
County
Clifton
Established
1972

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

Lakes closest to Kinnickinnic State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Lake St. CroixSt. CroixB7,696 acres5 mi
Lake MallalieuSt. CroixD289 acres11 mi

Other Parks in the Area

Park location and metadata sourced from Wikidata. For trail maps, camping reservations, and current conditions, visit the official WI DNR page. Lake grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.