Lake Carlos State Park Explained

Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
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Location:Douglas County, Minnesota, Off MN 29 at NW end of Lake Carlos
Nearest City:Carlos, Minnesota
Coordinates:45.9953°N -95.3447°W
Added:July 2, 1992
Refnum:89001654
Mpsub:Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp
Location:Off MN 29 on NE shore of Lake Carlos, Carlos Township
Nearest City:Carlos, Minnesota
Coordinates:45.9919°N -95.3472°W
Added:July 2, 1992
Refnum:92000776
Mpsub:Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS

Lake Carlos State Park is a state park about 10 miles north of Alexandria, Minnesota, USA. The park was established in 1937 to provide a public recreational facility in one of Minnesota's summer resort centers,[1] and attracts tourists from Minnesota and bordering states.

Visitors often view fauna such as beaver, deer, loons, grebes, various ducks and herons.[2]

Five buildings in the park, constructed by the Works Progress Administration in the Rustic Style, are included within the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Mess Hall and Crafts Building within the group camp area, as well as the water tower, sanitation building, and bath house within the public use area.

The namesake lake, Lake Carlos, was named for the friend of an early settler.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Benson, David R. . 2002 . Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks . Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . St. Paul, MN . 0-9657127-1-0.
  2. Web site: Park Information . Lake Carlos State Park . Minnesota Department of Natural Resources . 2022 . 2022-09-13.
  3. Book: Upham, Warren. Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. 1920. Minnesota Historical Society. 176.