---
type: lake
name: "Campers Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Happy Wanderer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 48
max_depth_ft: 2.5
latitude: 47.66141
longitude: -91.58966
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "38067900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake
---

# Campers Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Happy Wanderer

- **Surface Area**: 48 acres
- **Max Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Campers Lake is a 48-acre lake near Happy Wanderer in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 3 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, and burbot. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2006.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## 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**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2006
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wampus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wampus-lake) - 1.8 miles, 139 acres
- [Two Deer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/two-deer-lake) - 1.9 miles, 45 acres
- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 1.9 miles, 63 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/pike-lake) - 2 miles, 77 acres
- [North McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-mcdougal-lake) - 2.4 miles, 273 acres
- [Deep Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/deep-lake) - 2.5 miles, 147 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66141,-91.58966)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38067900)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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