---
type: lake
name: "Bass Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Maple Grove"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 182
max_depth_ft: 31
latitude: 45.05369
longitude: -93.43339
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "27009800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bass-lake
---

# Bass Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Maple Grove

- **Surface Area**: 182 acres
- **Max Depth**: 31 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bass Lake is an 182-acre lake near Maple Grove in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 31 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 2, based on 15 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

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

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 15
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2008-04-20

## Nearby Lakes

- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/pike-lake) - 1.1 miles, 57 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/eagle-lake) - 1.7 miles, 296 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/fish-lake) - 3.1 miles, 238 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/medicine-lake) - 3.2 miles, 924 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/rice-lake) - 4.5 miles, 365 acres
- [Parkers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/parkers-lake) - 4.6 miles, 100 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.05369,-93.43339)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27009800)
- [All lakes in Hennepin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county)

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