Lake Carlos State Park

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Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Historic District
(U.S. Registered Historic District)
Location: Off MN 29 at NW end of Lake Carlos
Nearest city: Carlos, Minnesota
Added to NRHP: July 2, 1992
NRHP Reference#: 89001654
MPS: Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
Governing body: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location: Off MN 29 on NE shore of Lake Carlos, Carlos Township
Nearest city: Carlos, Minnesota
Added to NRHP: July 2, 1992
NRHP Reference#: 92000776
MPS: Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
Governing body: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Coordinates: 45°59′12″N 95°19′40″W / 45.9866293, -95.3278143 Lake Carlos State Park is a state park about 10 miles north of Alexandria, Minnesota. The park provides a recreational facility in one of Minnesota's summer resort centers, and attracts tourists from Minnesota and surrounding states.

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.

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