---
type: lake
name: "Velvet Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Cross Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 167
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.66029
longitude: -94.04392
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "18028400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/velvet-lake
---

# Velvet Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Cross Lake

- **Surface Area**: 167 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Velvet Lake is a 167-acre lake near Cross Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Ice typically goes out around April 16, based on 9 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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 16
- **Years of record**: 9
- **Earliest**: 2016-03-29
- **Latest**: 2014-04-26

## Nearby Lakes

- [O'Brien Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/o-brien-lake) - 1.1 miles, 186 acres
- [Greer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/greer-lake) - 1.5 miles, 354 acres
- [Dolney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/dolney-lake) - 2 miles, 272 acres
- [Goodrich Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/goodrich-lake) - 2.2 miles, 382 acres
- [Adney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/adney-lake) - 2.6 miles, 310 acres
- [Daggett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/daggett-lake) - 3 miles, 258 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.66029,-94.04392)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18028400)
- [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/velvet-lake)*