---
type: lake
name: "Coon Lake"
county: "Anoka"
nearest_town: "Soderville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1481
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 45.30721
longitude: -93.16515
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "02004200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/coon-lake
---

# Coon Lake

Lake in Anoka County, Minnesota, near Soderville

- **Surface Area**: 1,481 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 16.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Coon Lake is a 1,481-acre lake near Soderville in Anoka County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 16.3 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Anoka County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to walleye, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There are 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 22 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Walleye**: Minimum size limit 17".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 22
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-15
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Linwood Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/linwood-lake) - 4.1 miles, 572 acres
- [Ham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/ham-lake) - 4.4 miles, 155 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/island-lake) - 5.4 miles, 73 acres
- [Martin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/martin-lake) - 6.6 miles, 232 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/fish-lake) - 6.7 miles, 334 acres
- [Typo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/typo-lake) - 8.3 miles, 298 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.30721,-93.16515)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=02004200)
- [All lakes in Anoka County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/coon-lake)*