Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
National Park Service area in the United States.
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.

Yearly visitors to Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway number about 852K. Nothing on our list is inside Crystal Lake; the 4 places to visit are within 40 miles. On the list: 2 national park sites and 2 museums, among others. Further afield lies Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, at 60 mi.

Protected area in Minnesota and Wisconsin, United States.
The towns around it, and where to stay →
On the map, most of the 4 sit to the west.
Orange: Crystal Lake. Numbers: the best-known places, matching the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors
These 11 are within 60 miles, none in town.
National Park Service area in the United States.
Protected area in Minnesota and Wisconsin, United States.
Organization in Minnesota, US.
Ranked by how many people look them up, so the famous places lead and the local favorites follow.
Parks and trails in Crystal Lake →
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area: NPS/Gordon Dietzman, Public domain · Carson Park: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway: Bobak Ha'Eri, CC BY 3.0 · Franconia Sculpture Park: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hmong Museum: Myotus, CC BY 4.0 · Stillwater Overlook: McGhiever, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Washington County Historical Society, Minnesota: Heritage Preservation Department - MNHS, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bruentrup Heritage Farm: Myotus, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wisconsin Canoe Heritage Museum: Somewhere On The Road of Life at en.wikipedia, Attribution