---
type: lake
name: "Palmer Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Park Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 146
max_depth_ft: 21
latitude: 46.82336
longitude: -94.88272
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "29008700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/palmer-lake
---

# Palmer Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Park Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 146 acres
- **Max Depth**: 21 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Palmer Lake is a 146-acre lake near Park Rapids in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 21 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2002-05-15

## Nearby Lakes

- [Second Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/second-crow-wing-lake) - 1.1 miles, 221 acres
- [Duck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/duck-lake) - 1.5 miles, 326 acres
- [First Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/first-crow-wing-lake) - 2.1 miles, 522 acres
- [Third Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/third-crow-wing-lake) - 2.9 miles, 643 acres
- [Fourth Crow Wing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/fourth-crow-wing-lake) - 3.7 miles, 434 acres
- [Big Stony Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/big-stony-lake) - 4.1 miles, 343 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.82336,-94.88272)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29008700)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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