Lake Carlos State Park

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caption = The Lake Carlos State Park bath house.
location = Off MN 29 at NW end of Lake Carlos
nearest_city = Carlos, Minnesota
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added = July 2, 1992
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refnum = 89001654
mpsub = Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
governing_body = Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesInfobox nrhp
name =Lake Carlos State Park WPA/Rustic Style Group Camp
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location = Off MN 29 on NE shore of Lake Carlos, Carlos Township
nearest_city = Carlos, Minnesota
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mpsub = Minnesota State Park CCC/WPA/Rustic Style MPS
governing_body = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Lake Carlos State Park is a state park about 10 miles north of Alexandria, Minnesota. The park was established in 1937 to provide a public recreational facility in one of Minnesota's summer resort centers,cite book | last = Benson | first = David R. | year = 2002 | title = "Stories in Log and Stone: The Legacy of the New Deal in Minnesota State Parks" | publisher = Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | location = St. Paul, MN | isbn = 0-9657127-1-0] 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.

References

* [http://www.mnhs.org/places/nationalregister/stateparks/Carlos.html Rustic Style Resources in Minnesota State Parks: Lake Carlos State Park]

External links

* [http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/state_parks/lake_carlos/index.html Lake Carlos State Park] official website