---
type: lake
name: "Turtle Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Nichols"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 108
max_depth_ft: 33
latitude: 46.34972
longitude: -93.82447
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "18004700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/turtle-lake
---

# Turtle Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Nichols

- **Surface Area**: 108 acres
- **Max Depth**: 33 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Turtle Lake is a 108-acre lake near Nichols in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 33 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

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.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Partridge Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/partridge-lake) - 0.6 miles, 188 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/round-lake) - 1.5 miles, 737 acres
- [Kenney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kenney-lake) - 2.1 miles, 109 acres
- [Big Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/big-pine-lake) - 2.5 miles, 638 acres
- [Scott Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/scott-lake) - 2.6 miles, 157 acres
- [Bay](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/bay) - 2.7 miles, 2,330 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.34972,-93.82447)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18004700)
- [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/turtle-lake)*