Straight Lake State Park
Straight Lake State Park is a state park in Polk County. It was established in 2002. 8 lakes with water-quality readings are within 15 miles of the park, including Big Butternut Lake, Bone Lake, Moccasin Lake.
Straight Lake 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 measured lakes are within easy reach of the park. Bone Lake has the lowest nutrient and algae readings 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 readings for that lake give you the clarity, nutrient, and algal-pressure context you need.
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Nearby Lakes (within 15 mi)
Lakes closest to Straight Lake State Park, weighted by size. Click a lake for its water-quality readings, fish species, and depth.
| Lake | County | Surface Area | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Butternut Lake | Polk | 384 acres | 3.2 mi |
| Bone Lake | Polk | 1,667 acres | 5 mi |
| Moccasin Lake | Polk | 47 acres | 2.7 mi |
| Little Butternut Lake | Polk | 185 acres | 4.9 mi |
| Antler Lake | Polk | 94 acres | 4.6 mi |
| Ward Lake | Polk | 82 acres | 4.6 mi |
| Big Round Lake | Polk | 1,014 acres | 7.7 mi |
| Balsam Lake Little Balsam Site | Polk | 1,901 acres | 8.6 mi |
Other Parks in the Area
- Interstate Park— State Park, 19 mi
- Willow River State Park— State Park, 42.5 mi
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.