---
type: lake
name: "Hardy Lake"
county: "Cass"
nearest_town: "Brainerd"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 105
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.29788
longitude: -94.33057
lake_score: 37
dnr_lake_id: "11020900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hardy-lake
---

# Hardy Lake

Lake in Cass County, Minnesota, near Brainerd

- **Surface Area**: 105 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Average Depth**: 20 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 37/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hardy Lake is a 105-acre lake near Brainerd in Cass County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 20 feet, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Sylvan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/sylvan-lake) - 2.8 miles, 321 acres
- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/perch-lake) - 4.2 miles, 266 acres
- [White Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/white-sand-lake) - 4.3 miles, 415 acres
- [Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/crow-wing-lake) - 4.3 miles, 379 acres
- [Whipple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whipple-lake) - 4.4 miles, 301 acres
- [Red Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/red-sand-lake) - 5.6 miles, 521 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.29788,-94.33057)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=11020900)
- [All lakes in Cass County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county)

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