---
type: lake
name: "Gladstone Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Nisswa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 437
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 46.47867
longitude: -94.23966
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "18033800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/gladstone-lake
---

# Gladstone Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Nisswa

- **Surface Area**: 437 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gladstone Lake is a 437-acre lake near Nisswa in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. Special fishing regulations apply to crappie and sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 8, based on 9 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Crappie, 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, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 8
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-27
- **Latest**: 2022-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Hubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-hubert-lake) - 0.9 miles, 194 acres
- [Lake Hubert](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-hubert) - 1.5 miles, 1,301 acres
- [Mollie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/mollie-lake) - 2.2 miles, 334 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/round-lake) - 2.5 miles, 1,650 acres
- [Clark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clark-lake) - 2.7 miles, 305 acres
- [North Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/north-long-lake) - 2.7 miles, 6,190 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.47867,-94.23966)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18033800)
- [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/gladstone-lake)*