Lake Louise State Park

Not to be confused with Lake Louisa State Park.
This article is about the park in Minnesota. For the state recreation area in Alaska, see Lake Louise State Recreation Area.

Lake Louise
Location of Lake Louise State Park in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lake Louise State Park in Minnesota, USA.
Lake Louise
Location of Lake Louise State Park in Minnesota, USA.
Location of Lake Louise State Park in Minnesota, USA.
Lake Louise
LocationMower County, Minnesota
Coordinates43°31′24″N 092°30′55″W / 43.52333°N 92.51528°W / 43.52333; -92.51528 (Lake Louise)
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsLittle Iowa River
Primary outflowsLittle Iowa River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface area25 acres (10 ha)

43°32′01″N 92°31′32″W / 43.533576°N 92.525454°W / 43.533576; -92.525454 Lake Louise State Park is a Minnesota state park just north of the Iowa border near the small town of Le Roy in Mower County, Minnesota, directly south of Rochester. It has a 25 acre man-made lake and 1,168 acres (5 km2) of mixed prairie and deciduous forest. It is used for picnics, swimming, camping, hiking, horseback riding, and other outdoor recreation. It is noted for butterfly watching, as some rare species have been seen. It features a picnic shelter which dates to the Public Works Administration era.