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, and attracts tourists from Minnesota and bordering states.
Visitors often view fauna such as beaver, deer, loons, grebes, various ducks and herons.
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.
References
Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks: Lake Carlos State Park
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Lake Carlos State Park
1937 establishments in Minnesota
Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Park buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Protected areas established in 1937 Protected areas of Douglas County, Minnesota Rustic architecture in Minnesota State parks of Minnesota Works Progress Administration in Minnesota National Register of Historic Places in Douglas County, Minnesota