---
type: lake
name: "Pelican Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Breezy Point"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 8367
max_depth_ft: 104
latitude: 46.57394
longitude: -94.17532
lake_score: 82
dnr_lake_id: "18030800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/pelican-lake
---

# Pelican Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Breezy Point

- **Surface Area**: 8,367 acres
- **Max Depth**: 104 ft
- **Shoreline**: 27.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 82/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pelican Lake is an 8,367-acre lake near Breezy Point in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 104 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 27.8 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Crow Wing County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There are 4 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR, county, and city. OpenStreetMap shows Breezy Point Resort on or beside the lake. 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 19, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 4 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR, county, city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

### Beaches

- Breezy Point Resort

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, 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 19
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2013-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pelican-lake) - 2.1 miles, 271 acres
- [Markee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/markee-lake) - 2.3 miles, 104 acres
- [Lougee Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lougee-lake) - 2.4 miles, 212 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/horseshoe-lake) - 2.9 miles, 922 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bass-lake-merrifield) - 3.4 miles, 285 acres
- [Upper Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/upper-cullen-lake) - 3.9 miles, 441 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.57394,-94.17532)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18030800)
- [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/pelican-lake)*