---
type: lake
name: "Horseshoe Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 260
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 47.66261
longitude: -93.68828
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "31069600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake
---

# Horseshoe Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 260 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Horseshoe Lake is a 260-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2007.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface).

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2007
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Bello Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bello-lake) - 1.5 miles, 527 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/grass-lake) - 1.8 miles, 120 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/maple-lake) - 1.9 miles, 255 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/turtle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 2,126 acres
- [Hatch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hatch-lake) - 2.9 miles, 226 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake-marcell) - 3 miles, 304 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66261,-93.68828)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31069600)
- [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/horseshoe-lake)*