Best Public Access Lakes: Top 50 by Water Quality

Best Water Quality with Public Access

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Depth	Fish Species
1	Crane Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	43 ft	0
2	Lobster Lake	Douglas	MN	A	65 ft	18
3	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	65 ft	15
4	Clearwater Lake	Wright	MN	A	73 ft	17
5	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	54 ft	16
6	Clearwater Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	65 ft	14
7	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	100 ft	21
8	Latoka Lake	Douglas	MN	A	108 ft	16
9	Little Birch Lake	Todd	MN	A	89 ft	20
10	North Long Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	97 ft	18
11	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	A	84 ft	13
12	Mud Lake	Becker	MN	A	34 ft	16
13	Big Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	35 ft	17
14	Big Lake	Carlton	MN	A	25 ft	9
15	Big Lake	Sherburne	MN	A	48 ft	14
16	Big Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	22 ft	8
17	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	MN	A	42 ft	13
18	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	55 ft	20
19	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	104 ft	17
20	Birch Lake	Wright	MN	A	52 ft	9
21	Birch Lake	Cook	MN	A	69 ft	3
22	Birch Lake	Cass	MN	A	45 ft	14
23	Round Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	125 ft	18
24	Round Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	51 ft	20
25	Round Lake	Cook	MN	A	45 ft	5
26	Round Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	24 ft	0
27	Round Lake	Becker	MN	A	69 ft	18
28	Round Lake	Anoka	MN	A	-	0
29	Ada Lake	Cass	MN	A	60 ft	16
30	Pike Lake	Cook	MN	A	45 ft	7
31	Whitefish Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	138 ft	23
32	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	30 ft	12
33	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	56 ft	11
34	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	MN	A	12 ft	0
35	Farm Lake	Lake	MN	A	56 ft	12
36	Washburn Lake	Cass	MN	A	111 ft	21
37	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	MN	A	46 ft	15
38	Long Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	80 ft	15
39	Long Lake	Cass	MN	A	115 ft	14
40	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	128 ft	16
41	Long Lake	Becker	MN	A	61 ft	16
42	Long Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	135 ft	14
43	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	88 ft	1
44	Long Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	83 ft	0
45	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	73 ft	17
46	Long Lake	Itasca	MN	A	72 ft	10
47	Long Lake	Itasca	MN	A	85 ft	12
48	Dead Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	34 ft	9
49	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	65 ft	18
50	Unnamed Lake	Nicollet	MN	A	35 ft	6

Best Lakes with Boat Launches

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Launches	Depth
1	Crane Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1	43 ft
2	East Fox Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	65 ft
3	Clearwater Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	54 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	1	65 ft
5	Lower Hay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	100 ft
6	Little Birch Lake	Todd	MN	A	1	89 ft
7	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	A	1	84 ft
8	Big Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	1	35 ft
9	Big Lake	Carlton	MN	A	1	25 ft
10	Big Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	1	22 ft
11	Big Sugar Bush Lake	Becker	MN	A	1	42 ft
12	Pelican Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	104 ft
13	Birch Lake	Cook	MN	A	1	69 ft
14	Birch Lake	Cass	MN	A	1	45 ft
15	Round Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	3	125 ft
16	Round Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	3	51 ft
17	Round Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	2	24 ft
18	Round Lake	Becker	MN	A	1	69 ft
19	Round Lake	Anoka	MN	A	1	-
20	Ada Lake	Cass	MN	A	1	60 ft
21	Pike Lake	Cook	MN	A	1	45 ft
22	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	2	30 ft
23	Horseshoe Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	56 ft
24	Horseshoe Lake	Cass	MN	A	2	12 ft
25	Farm Lake	Lake	MN	A	1	56 ft
26	Washburn Lake	Cass	MN	A	1	111 ft
27	Long Lake	Kandiyohi	MN	A	2	46 ft
28	Long Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	1	80 ft
29	Long Lake	Cass	MN	A	1	115 ft
30	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1	128 ft
31	Long Lake	Becker	MN	A	1	61 ft
32	Long Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1	135 ft
33	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	2	88 ft
34	Long Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1	73 ft
35	Long Lake	Itasca	MN	A	3	72 ft
36	Dead Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1	34 ft
37	Dead Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	3	65 ft
38	Unnamed Lake	Nicollet	MN	A	1	35 ft
39	Maple Lake	Douglas	MN	A	2	78 ft
40	Maple Lake	Itasca	MN	A	2	39 ft
41	West Twin Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1	42 ft
42	West Twin Lake	Cook	MN	A	1	37 ft
43	Shallow Lake	Itasca	MN	A	1	85 ft
44	Shallow Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1	10 ft
45	Trout Lake	Cook	MN	A	1	77 ft
46	Detroit Lake	Becker	MN	A	3	89 ft
47	South Sturgeon Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	1	43 ft
48	Deer Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	1	42 ft
49	Deer Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1	26 ft
50	Deer Lake	Itasca	MN	A	1	50 ft

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