13 public launches · 9 with trailer ramps · 4 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 5 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
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Marsh · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2 mi NE of Louisburg on SW shore.
Lac qui Parle Lake · Dawson, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 10 mi NW of Montevideo in Lac Qui Parle State Park.
Lac qui Parle Lake · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 mi N of Dawson on Cnty Rd 25, then 9 mi N and E on Mn Hwy 40, then 2 mi S on Cnty Rd 33 to W shore.
Lac qui Parle Lake · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.6 miles east of Hwy 119 on CR 68.
Marsh · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 mi NW of Louisburg on NW shore.
Lac qui Parle Lake · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3 mi SW of Appleton off MN Hwy 119
West Branch Lac qui Parle River · Dawson, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by City of Dawson
Directions: In Dawson on Ash St.
West Branch Lac qui Parle River · Dawson, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by City of Dawson
Directions: In Dawson at Hazel St and 7th St.
Minnesota River · Montevideo, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From US 212 follow CR79 north for 1.7 miles to CR 18. Follow CR 18 east for 4 miles to the access.
Minnesota River · Montevideo, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Directions: 3.5 mi NW of Watson on Hwy 7 and Cnty Rd 13.
Lac qui Parle Lake · Appleton, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: 5 mi N of Dawson on Cnty Rd 25, then 9 mi N and E on Mn Hwy 40, then .75 mi S on Cnty Rd 33, to W shore.
Minnesota River · Ortonville, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 7 mi N of Bellingham on US Hwy 75.
Lac qui Parle River · Dawson, Lac qui Parle County
Managed by Lac Qui Parle County
Directions: From US 59 just south of Watson take Co Rd 14/Co Hwy 20 west for 11.3 miles to CR 27. Follow CR 27 to Lac qui Parle County Park.