---
type: lake
name: "Erskine Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Pine Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 182
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 46.20067
longitude: -93.89271
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "18000900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/erskine-lake
---

# Erskine Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Pine Center

- **Surface Area**: 182 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Erskine Lake is an 182-acre lake near Pine Center in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

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**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## 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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/rock-lake) - 1.9 miles, 203 acres
- [Bulldog Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bulldog-lake) - 2.2 miles, 149 acres
- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/camp-lake) - 2.4 miles, 534 acres
- [Platte Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/platte-lake) - 2.9 miles, 1,663 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/long-lake) - 3.2 miles, 126 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whitefish-lake-garrison) - 3.7 miles, 709 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.20067,-93.89271)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18000900)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/erskine-lake)*