---
type: lake
name: "Miller Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Garrison"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 132
max_depth_ft: 48
latitude: 46.31604
longitude: -93.88515
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "18002100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/miller-lake
---

# Miller Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Garrison

- **Surface Area**: 132 acres
- **Max Depth**: 48 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Miller Lake is a 132-acre lake near Garrison in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 48 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1995.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the township. Ice typically goes out around April 16, based on 18 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: township
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1995
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 16
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-25
- **Latest**: 2008-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [Scott Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/scott-lake) - 1.2 miles, 157 acres
- [Borden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/borden-lake) - 1.5 miles, 1,011 acres
- [Kenney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kenney-lake) - 1.8 miles, 109 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/portage-lake) - 2.9 miles, 287 acres
- [Hanks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hanks-lake) - 3 miles, 165 acres
- [Partridge Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/partridge-lake) - 3.4 miles, 188 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.31604,-93.88515)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18002100)
- [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/miller-lake)*