---
type: lake
name: "Hanks Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Garrison"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 165
max_depth_ft: 45
latitude: 46.35724
longitude: -93.90231
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "18004400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hanks-lake
---

# Hanks Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Garrison

- **Surface Area**: 165 acres
- **Max Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hanks Lake is a 165-acre lake near Garrison in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 45 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface). The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/portage-lake) - 0.7 miles, 287 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/crooked-lake) - 1 miles, 463 acres
- [Scott Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/scott-lake) - 2.3 miles, 157 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/clearwater-lake) - 2.7 miles, 905 acres
- [Miller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/miller-lake) - 3 miles, 132 acres
- [Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bay) - 3.1 miles, 2,330 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.35724,-93.90231)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18004400)
- [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/hanks-lake)*