---
type: lake
name: "Grants Lake"
county: "Douglas"
nearest_town: "Holmes City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 177
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 45.82707
longitude: -95.54417
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "21015000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake
---

# Grants Lake

Lake in Douglas County, Minnesota, near Holmes City

- **Surface Area**: 177 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Average Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Grants Lake is a 177-acre lake near Holmes City in Douglas County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 25 feet, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with flowering rush and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Blackwell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/blackwell-lake) - 0.6 miles, 307 acres
- [Mill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/mill-lake) - 1.8 miles, 451 acres
- [Rachel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/rachel-lake) - 2.1 miles, 448 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/crooked-lake) - 2.5 miles, 284 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/round-lake) - 2.6 miles, 81 acres
- [Pocket Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/pocket-lake) - 2.6 miles, 263 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.82707,-95.54417)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=21015000)
- [All lakes in Douglas County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/douglas-county/grants-lake)*