---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Ely"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 465
max_depth_ft: 45
latitude: 47.95702
longitude: -91.79212
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "38081000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cedar-lake
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Ely

- **Surface Area**: 465 acres
- **Max Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 11.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 465-acre lake near Ely in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 45 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 11.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, and tullibee (cisco). 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 2025.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Browns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/browns-lake) - 1.5 miles, 219 acres
- [Hobo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/hobo-lake) - 1.7 miles, 74 acres
- [Fall Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/fall-lake) - 2.1 miles, 2,258 acres
- [Low Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/low-lake) - 2.4 miles, 316 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bass-lake-ely) - 2.8 miles, 169 acres
- [Garden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/garden-lake) - 3.1 miles, 653 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.95702,-91.79212)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38081000)
- [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/cedar-lake)*