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Merrick State Park

Merrick State Park is a state park in Buffalo County. It was established in 1932.

Merrick 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, 0 lakes nearby in our dataset, but a nearby lake is the standout among them on the readings.

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 readings for that lake give you the clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.

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Designation
State Park
County
Buffalo County
Established
1932

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 readings come from the EPA Water Quality Portal and are shown beside the EPA National Lakes Assessment condition class for the lake's ecoregion. Secchi clarity is shown, not classified.

Where to stay near Merrick State Park

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.