Explore Lake Park, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Park, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lake Park.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Lake Park |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Becker County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 46.886348 |
| Longitude | -96.0945 |
| Population | 728 |
| Density | 283.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56554 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Detroit Lakes |
| School District | Lake Park Audubon School District |
Lake Park emerges from the expansive flatlands of the upper Midwest where the horizon stretches thin and pale under a wide, indifferent sky. It lies 12.7 miles west-northwest of Detroit Lakes, MN (from Detroit Lakes, MN: bearing 292°T), and is situated 10.5 miles east of Hawley. The terrain is defined by its glacial heritage, characterized by low ridges and the quiet presence of Duck Lake, which anchors the immediate landscape with its still, dark waters. A mile away, Hay Creek carves a modest path through the soil, its movement subtle and persistent as it navigates the surrounding fields. While Detroit Mountain rises as a distant silhouette fifteen miles to the east, the immediate vicinity remains dominated by the open sky and the rhythmic oscillation of the seasons, which color the landscape from the deep, frozen white of midwinter to the dusty, golden hues of late harvest.
Agriculture remains the steady pulse of Lake Park, with vast fields of corn and soybeans defining the economic rhythm of the families who have worked this soil for generations. The legacy of Scandinavian and indigenous roots lingers in the quiet composure of the streets and the deliberate pace of daily work, where the Becker County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a vital sanctuary for the migratory birds that pass through the plains. Life here is measured not by the velocity of industry, but by the slow rotation of the crops and the harsh, honest clarity of the winter air. Residents maintain a sturdy independence, finding a specific beauty in the way light flattens across the stubble fields at dusk, leaving Lake Park to settle into the coming night with a profound and heavy stillness.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Park, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.886348, -96.0945. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lake Park includes the ZIP code (56554), telephone area code (320), county seat of Becker County (Detroit Lakes), and school district assignment (Lake Park Audubon School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |