---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Minneapolis"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 164
max_depth_ft: 51
latitude: 44.95967
longitude: -93.32139
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "27003900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/cedar-lake
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Minneapolis

- **Surface Area**: 164 acres
- **Max Depth**: 51 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 164-acre lake near Minneapolis in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 51 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. Special fishing regulations apply to muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. OpenStreetMap shows Cedar Lake South Beach and Cedar Lake East Beach on or beside the lake. 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 9, based on 12 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

### Beaches

- Cedar Lake South Beach
- Cedar Lake East Beach
- Cedar Lake Point Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 9
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-06
- **Latest**: 2013-04-28

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake of the Isles](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-of-the-isles) - 0.7 miles, 114 acres
- [Bde Maka Ska Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bde-maka-ska-lake) - 1.3 miles, 424 acres
- [Lake Harriet](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-harriet) - 2.7 miles, 341 acres
- [U.S. Lock & Dam #1 Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/u-s-lock-and-dam-1-pool) - 3.6 miles, 471 acres
- [St. Anthony Falls Pool](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/st-anthony-falls-pool) - 4.1 miles, 317 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-crystal) - 4.6 miles, 79 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.95967,-93.32139)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27003900)
- [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/cedar-lake)*