Pattison State Park
Pattison State Park is a state park in Douglas County. It was established in 1920. 8 graded lakes are within 15 miles of the park, including Amnicon Lake, Dowling Lake, Dowling Lake.
Pattison 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 D. Amnicon Lake (C) 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.
Nearby Graded Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Pattison State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its full water quality grade, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Grade | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnicon Lake | Douglas | C | 390 acres | 4.3 mi |
| Dowling Lake | Douglas | C | 141 acres | 4.9 mi |
| Dowling Lake | Douglas | D | 141 acres | 5.2 mi |
| Spirit Lake | Douglas | D | 996 acres | 11.2 mi |
| Bear Lake | Douglas | F | 49 acres | 9.1 mi |
| Tozer Lake | Douglas | D | - | 9.6 mi |
| Upper Estuary Lake | Douglas | D | - | 10 mi |
| St. Louis Bay Lake | Douglas | D | - | 13.3 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Amnicon Falls State Park— State Park, 12.2 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.