---
type: lake
name: "Upper Cullen Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Breezy Point"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 441
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 46.56633
longitude: -94.25626
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "18037600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/upper-cullen-lake
---

# Upper Cullen Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Breezy Point

- **Surface Area**: 441 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Cullen Lake is a 441-acre lake near Breezy Point in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.9 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 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Ice typically goes out around April 12, based on 18 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-08
- **Latest**: 2022-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Middle Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/middle-cullen-lake) - 1 miles, 405 acres
- [Little Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pelican-lake) - 2.1 miles, 271 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/east-twin-lake) - 2.2 miles, 163 acres
- [Lower Cullen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/lower-cullen-lake) - 2.5 miles, 560 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-twin-lake) - 3 miles, 127 acres
- [Mayo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/mayo-lake) - 3.3 miles, 164 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.56633,-94.25626)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18037600)
- [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/upper-cullen-lake)*