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Lake Kegonsa State Park

Lake Kegonsa State Park is a state park in Dane County. It was established in 1962. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Lake Kegonsa, Lake Waubesa, Lake Wingra.

Lake Kegonsa 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. 8 graded lakes are within easy reach of the park, with an average grade of C. Lake Ripley (B) is the cleanest of the set.

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
Dane County
Established
1962

Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)

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

LakeCountyGradeSurface AreaDistance
Lake KegonsaDaneC2.7K acres1 mi
Lake WaubesaDaneD5.4K acres5 mi
Lake WingraDaneC345 acres11 mi
Lake MononaDaneD-8.3 mi
Leota LakeRockD41 acres13.6 mi
Rice LakeDaneF-11.6 mi
Red Cedar LakeJeffersonC-12.2 mi
Lake RipleyJeffersonB-12.2 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. Lake grades are derived from EPA Water Quality Portal data using Metropolitan Council standards.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.