---
type: lake
name: "Round Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Nisswa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1650
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 46.45785
longitude: -94.28148
lake_score: 74
dnr_lake_id: "18037300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/round-lake
---

# Round Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Nisswa

- **Surface Area**: 1,650 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 74/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Round Lake is a 1,650-acre lake near Nisswa in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to northern pike, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows Hidden Paradise 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 21, based on 39 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**: 20
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Northern Pike**: All from 30-40" must be immediately released. Possession limit two, only one over 40".

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

### Beaches

- Hidden Paradise Resort

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, 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 21
- **Years of record**: 39
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-31
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Hubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-hubert-lake) - 1.6 miles, 194 acres
- [Lake Hubert](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lake-hubert) - 2.1 miles, 1,301 acres
- [North Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/north-long-lake) - 2.3 miles, 6,190 acres
- [Gladstone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/gladstone-lake) - 2.5 miles, 437 acres
- [Hartley Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hartley-lake) - 2.9 miles, 136 acres
- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/gull-lake) - 3.6 miles, 10,010 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.45785,-94.28148)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18037300)
- [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/round-lake)*