---
type: lake
name: "Schoolcraft Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Park Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 170
max_depth_ft: 37
latitude: 47.15206
longitude: -95.01543
lake_score: 53
dnr_lake_id: "29021500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/schoolcraft-lake
---

# Schoolcraft Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Park Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 170 acres
- **Max Depth**: 37 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 53/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Schoolcraft Lake is a 170-acre lake near Park Rapids in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 37 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.4 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **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, Black Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Paine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/paine-lake) - 2.8 miles, 240 acres
- [George Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/george-lake) - 3.3 miles, 826 acres
- [Skunk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/skunk-lake) - 4.6 miles, 218 acres
- [Beauty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/beauty-lake) - 5.2 miles, 55 acres
- [Bad Axe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/bad-axe-lake) - 5.6 miles, 303 acres
- [Alice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/alice-lake) - 5.8 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.15206,-95.01543)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29021500)
- [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/schoolcraft-lake)*