---
type: lake
name: "Campbell Lake"
county: "Beltrami"
nearest_town: "Puposky"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 463
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.62425
longitude: -94.94042
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "04019600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/campbell-lake
---

# Campbell Lake

Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, near Puposky

- **Surface Area**: 463 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Campbell Lake is a 463-acre lake near Puposky in Beltrami County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

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 sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 15 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-25
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/little-turtle-lake) - 2.5 miles, 469 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/long-lake) - 2.6 miles, 664 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/turtle-lake) - 3.5 miles, 1,607 acres
- [Lake Julia](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/lake-julia) - 3.9 miles, 511 acres
- [Larson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/larson-lake) - 4 miles, 203 acres
- [Movil Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county/movil-lake) - 4.4 miles, 855 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62425,-94.94042)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=04019600)
- [All lakes in Beltrami County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/beltrami-county)

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