---
type: lake
name: "Lake Minnetonka"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Mound"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 14206
max_depth_ft: 113
latitude: 44.92922
longitude: -93.59471
lake_score: 85
dnr_lake_id: "27013300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/lake-minnetonka
---

# Lake Minnetonka

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Mound

- **Surface Area**: 14,206 acres
- **Max Depth**: 113 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 133.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 10 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 85/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Minnetonka is a 14,206-acre lake near Mound in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 113 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 133.3 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Hennepin County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. 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 are 10 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county, city, and Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows Deephaven Main Beach and Point Charming Beach on or beside the lake. Big Island and Shaver Campground are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, flowering rush, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 12, based on 269 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 10 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county, city, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Camping, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Campground, Fishing Pier, Picnic Area, Marina

### Beaches

- Deephaven Main Beach
- Point Charming Beach
- Crescent Beach
- Wekota Beach

### Campgrounds

- Big Island
- Shaver Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 12
- **Years of record**: 269
- **Earliest**: 1878-03-11
- **Latest**: 2018-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Christmas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/christmas-lake) - 3.4 miles, 267 acres
- [Virginia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/virginia-lake) - 3.4 miles, 105 acres
- [Lake Minnewashta](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-minnewashta) - 3.5 miles, 680 acres
- [Langdon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/langdon-lake) - 3.9 miles, 143 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/carver-county/lake-ann) - 4.3 miles, 116 acres
- [Dutch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/dutch-lake) - 4.4 miles, 175 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.92922,-93.59471)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27013300)
- [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/lake-minnetonka)*