Camp Lake

Camp Lake comes in at a B on the grading rubric — a respectable showing for a Minnesota lake of its size and depth.

The lake sits in the mesotrophic zone — the band where most well-managed Minnesota lakes fall. The lake bottoms out at 34 ft — a moderate depth that supports a warm-water fishery without the year-round cold refuge a deeper basin provides. The lake is compact at 82 acres, with 2.0 miles of shoreline and little volume to buffer nutrient inputs. Among the 24 graded lakes in Sherburne County, Camp Lake sits at rank 10, above the county median.

Camp Lake has no invasive species recorded in Minnesota state databases as of 2024, though prevention practices still apply at all access points. Bass fishing is part of the appeal: the species list runs to 6, anchored by largemouth and/or smallmouth bass. Public access is available — the lake is on the Minnesota PCA public-access list. The lake has a partial ice record — 11 observed ice-outs, centered near Apr 9. The grade is based on limited monitoring — fewer than three independent measurement years contribute, so future updates may shift the letter.