Myre-Big Island State Park

Myre-Big Island State Park
Albert Lea Lake from Myre-Big Island State Park
Map showing the location of Myre-Big Island State Park
Map showing the location of Myre-Big Island State Park
Location of Myre-Big Island State Park in Minnesota
Map showing the location of Myre-Big Island State Park
Map showing the location of Myre-Big Island State Park
Myre-Big Island State Park (the United States)
LocationFreeborn, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates43°38′9″N 93°18′32″W / 43.63583°N 93.30889°W / 43.63583; -93.30889
Area1,578 acres (6.39 km2)
Elevation1,230 ft (370 m)[1]
Established1947
Governing bodyMinnesota Department of Natural Resources

Myre-Big Island State Park is a state park of Minnesota, USA, just outside the city of Albert Lea. It has an area of 1,578 acres (6.39 km2). The park protects 8 miles (13 km) of shoreline on Albert Lea Lake. The nucleus of the park is Big Island, a 117-acre (0.47 km2) island attached to the mainland by a causeway. In turn a causeway connects Big Island to Little Island. The park was formerly named Helmer Myre State Park after former Minnesota State Senator Helmer Myre.

Myre-Big Island State Park entrance
  1. ^ "Big Island State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved February 25, 2011.