---
type: lake
name: "Clubhouse Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 265
max_depth_ft: 103
latitude: 47.6042
longitude: -93.57014
lake_score: 71
dnr_lake_id: "31054000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clubhouse-lake
---

# Clubhouse Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 265 acres
- **Max Depth**: 103 ft
- **Average Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 71/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Clubhouse Lake is a 265-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 103 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 35 feet, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service. Clubhouse Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Clubhouse Campground

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2024-04-06
- **Latest**: 2023-05-04

## Nearby Lakes

- [Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/fox-lake) - 1.3 miles, 262 acres
- [East Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/east-lake) - 1.5 miles, 192 acres
- [Three Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/three-island-lake) - 1.5 miles, 250 acres
- [Big Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/big-dick-lake) - 1.9 miles, 260 acres
- [Burns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burns-lake) - 2.1 miles, 181 acres
- [Slauson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/slauson-lake) - 2.1 miles, 106 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6042,-93.57014)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31054000)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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