Best Cabin Lakes in Minnesota

Top 50 cabin lakes in Minnesota. Grade A or B water quality, 100-5,000 acres, at least 20 ft deep, with documented game fish. Ranked by clarity and species diversity — the balance of clean water, fishable size, and recreational variety that makes a great lake home.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	St James Pit Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	47.6 ft	124.18 acres	381 ft
2	Big Carnelian Lake	Washington	MN	A	46.8 ft	457.03 acres	66 ft
3	Long Lake	Cass	MN	A	46.6 ft	1.0K acres	115 ft
4	Sabin Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	35 ft	278.87 acres	52 ft
5	Caribou Lake	Itasca	MN	A	31 ft	246.5 acres	152 ft
6	Three Island Lake	Itasca	MN	A	29 ft	250.26 acres	66 ft
7	Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	26.9 ft	1.3K acres	109 ft
8	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	A	25 ft	803.03 acres	84 ft
9	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	25 ft	1.1K acres	65 ft
10	Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	24.5 ft	207.44 acres	262.1 ft
11	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	24.3 ft	3.7K acres	75 ft
12	Little Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	23.8 ft	115.73 acres	57 ft
13	Stony Lake	Cass	MN	A	23.3 ft	563.21 acres	50 ft
14	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	23 ft	1.6K acres	135 ft
15	Potato Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	23 ft	1.6K acres	76 ft
16	Turtle Lake	Becker	MN	A	23 ft	196.39 acres	73 ft
17	Long Lost Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	23 ft	539.04 acres	63 ft
18	Parent Lake	Lake	MN	A	23 ft	450.97 acres	50 ft
19	Lost Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	23 ft	124.07 acres	44 ft
20	Belle Taine Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	22.8 ft	1.5K acres	56 ft
21	Portage Lake	Cass	MN	A	22.8 ft	277.27 acres	84 ft
22	Lone Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	22.7 ft	433.49 acres	60 ft
23	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	22.6 ft	907.4 acres	46 ft
24	Peter Lake	Cook	MN	A	22.5 ft	281.98 acres	120 ft
25	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	MN	A	22 ft	904.39 acres	97 ft
26	Duncan Lake	Cook	MN	A	22 ft	476.95 acres	130 ft
27	Long Lake	Cass	MN	A	21.8 ft	1.0K acres	115 ft
28	Big Ole Lake	Itasca	MN	A	21.8 ft	216.95 acres	65 ft
29	East Sylvia Lake	Wright	MN	A	21.7 ft	669.42 acres	78 ft
30	Leighton Lake	Itasca	MN	A	21.7 ft	245.45 acres	63 ft
31	Chase Lake	Itasca	MN	A	21.7 ft	211.34 acres	95 ft
32	Little Jay Gould Lake	Itasca	MN	A	21.5 ft	149.97 acres	56 ft
33	Bearskin Lake	Cook	MN	A	21.3 ft	509.22 acres	78 ft
34	Sand Lake	Cass	MN	A	21 ft	149.17 acres	54 ft
35	Little Long Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	21 ft	322.24 acres	45 ft
36	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	MN	A	21 ft	260.32 acres	51 ft
37	Little Carnelian Lake	Washington	MN	A	21 ft	136.62 acres	68 ft
38	Larson Lake	Itasca	MN	A	21 ft	208.18 acres	177 ft
39	Swenson Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	20.8 ft	411.77 acres	76 ft
40	Ottertrack Lake	Unknown	MN	A	20.7 ft	1.1K acres	116 ft
41	Big Fish Lake	Stearns	MN	A	20.7 ft	557.31 acres	70 ft
42	Mayhew Lake	Cook	MN	A	20.6 ft	220.9 acres	84 ft
43	Big Watab Lake	Stearns	MN	A	20.5 ft	245.56 acres	123 ft
44	North Union Lake	Douglas	MN	A	20.3 ft	118.41 acres	42 ft
45	Six Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	20.2 ft	196.53 acres	140 ft
46	Little Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	20 ft	409.51 acres	80 ft
47	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	20 ft	700.21 acres	100 ft
48	Thunder Lake	Cass	MN	A	20 ft	1.3K acres	95 ft
49	Long Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	20 ft	158.86 acres	80 ft
50	Ossawinnamakee Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	20 ft	711.33 acres	63 ft

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