---
type: lake
name: "Garfield Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Laporte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 972
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.22465
longitude: -94.74731
lake_score: 63
dnr_lake_id: "29006100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/garfield-lake
---

# Garfield Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Laporte

- **Surface Area**: 972 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 63/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Garfield Lake is a 972-acre lake near Laporte in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 6.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 12 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 sunfish, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. The lake is listed as infested with starry stonewort and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 27, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 12
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Sunfish**: Daily limit five.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

starry stonewort, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 27
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2021-04-04
- **Latest**: 2022-05-08

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/horseshoe-lake) - 3.7 miles, 264 acres
- [Kabekona Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/kabekona-lake) - 4 miles, 2,433 acres
- [Hart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/hart-lake) - 4.5 miles, 226 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/swamp-lake) - 4.9 miles, 600 acres
- [Steamboat Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/steamboat-lake) - 4.9 miles, 1,756 acres
- [Benedict Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/benedict-lake) - 6.5 miles, 464 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.22465,-94.74731)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29006100)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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