Peaceful and secluded, Cottonwood Lake State Recreation Area includes a 60-acre Sandhills lake surrounded by 180 acres of rolling hills. The area is partially forested and offers power boating, fishing, bird watching and picnicking. Its remote location makes it an excellent place to see the stars and get away from it all.

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Danish Alps State Recreation Area opened in 2015 around the 219-acre Kramper Lake. The roughly 739-acre area is named for the area's early Danish settlers and offers camping, kayaking, fishing, horseback riding, and hiking and biking trails.

Danish Alps State Recreation Area comprises a 219-acre lake surrounded by 520 acres of parkland.

Kramper Reservoir was planned with shoreline and boat fishing in mind. The breakwater on the west shore includes a handicap-accessible fishing pier.

A wide spectrum of aquatic habitat features was incorporated to encourage fish to reproduce and grow rapidly. These include three water quality basins, a wetlands complex, a number of rock breakwaters, unwater shoals, tree and brush piles and diverse water depths. Game and Parks has stocked the lake with largemouth bass, bluegill, black crappie, channel catfish and walleye.