---
type: lake
name: "Roy Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Nisswa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 320
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 46.51614
longitude: -94.32193
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "18039800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/roy-lake
---

# Roy Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Nisswa

- **Surface Area**: 320 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Roy Lake is a 320-acre lake near Nisswa in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.3 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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). 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 12, based on 6 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **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

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, 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 12
- **Years of record**: 6
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-14
- **Latest**: 2022-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ray Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/ray-lake) - 0.6 miles, 143 acres
- [Nisswa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/nisswa-lake) - 1.2 miles, 219 acres
- [Upper Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/upper-gull-lake) - 1.2 miles, 422 acres
- [Edna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/edna-lake) - 1.3 miles, 156 acres
- [Lower Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lower-cullen-lake) - 2.1 miles, 560 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-twin-lake) - 2.4 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.51614,-94.32193)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18039800)
- [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/roy-lake)*