---
type: lake
name: "Parkers Lake"
county: "Hennepin"
nearest_town: "Plymouth"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 100
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 44.99353
longitude: -93.47177
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "27010700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/parkers-lake
---

# Parkers Lake

Lake in Hennepin County, Minnesota, near Plymouth

- **Surface Area**: 100 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Parkers Lake is a 100-acre lake near Plymouth in Hennepin County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. 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 3, based on 19 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 19
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gleason Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/gleason-lake) - 1.4 miles, 135 acres
- [Mooney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/mooney-lake) - 2.4 miles, 124 acres
- [Medicine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/medicine-lake) - 2.7 miles, 924 acres
- [Holy Name Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/holy-name-lake) - 3.3 miles, 71 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/long-lake) - 4.1 miles, 285 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hennepin-county/bass-lake) - 4.6 miles, 182 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.99353,-93.47177)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=27010700)
- [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/parkers-lake)*