---
type: lake
name: "Smith Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Garrison"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 491
max_depth_ft: 54
latitude: 46.26224
longitude: -93.85392
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "18002800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/smith-lake
---

# Smith Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Garrison

- **Surface Area**: 491 acres
- **Max Depth**: 54 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Smith Lake is a 491-acre lake near Garrison in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 54 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Holt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/holt-lake) - 1 miles, 164 acres
- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/camp-lake) - 2.3 miles, 534 acres
- [Borden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/borden-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,011 acres
- [Miller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/miller-lake) - 4 miles, 132 acres
- [Kenney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kenney-lake) - 4.3 miles, 109 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whitefish-lake-garrison) - 4.4 miles, 709 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.26224,-93.85392)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18002800)
- [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/smith-lake)*