---
type: lake
name: "Rockstad Lake"
county: "Clearwater"
nearest_town: "Zerkel"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 142
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 47.29215
longitude: -95.39061
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "15007500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/rockstad-lake
---

# Rockstad Lake

Lake in Clearwater County, Minnesota, near Zerkel

- **Surface Area**: 142 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Rockstad Lake is a 142-acre lake near Zerkel in Clearwater County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lake) - 4.4 miles, 159 acres
- [Heart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/heart-lake) - 4.7 miles, 224 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/island-lake) - 5.4 miles, 44 acres
- [Mallard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/mallard-lake) - 5.9 miles, 105 acres
- [Minerva Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/minerva-lake) - 6.8 miles, 230 acres
- [Long Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/long-lost-lake) - 6.8 miles, 539 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.29215,-95.39061)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=15007500)
- [All lakes in Clearwater County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county)

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