---
type: lake
name: "Hamlet Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Deerwood (Crow Wing)"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 307
max_depth_ft: 88
latitude: 46.446
longitude: -93.86272
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "18007000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hamlet-lake
---

# Hamlet Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Deerwood (Crow Wing)

- **Surface Area**: 307 acres
- **Max Depth**: 88 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hamlet Lake is a 307-acre lake near Deerwood (Crow Wing) in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 88 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 29 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 29
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-16
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/portage-lake-deerwood-crow-wing) - 1.2 miles, 130 acres
- [Placid Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/placid-lake) - 1.6 miles, 183 acres
- [Shirt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/shirt-lake) - 1.9 miles, 231 acres
- [Lake Reno](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-reno) - 2.2 miles, 167 acres
- [Townline Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/townline-lake) - 2.5 miles, 114 acres
- [Sunset Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sunset-lake) - 2.6 miles, 221 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.446,-93.86272)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18007000)
- [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/hamlet-lake)*