Coordinates: 45°59?12?N 95°19?40?W? / ?45.9866293°N 95.3278143°W? / 45.9866293; -95.3278143 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,[1] and attracts tourists from Minnesota and surrounding states.