---
type: lake
name: "Cramer Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Cramer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 68
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 47.52108
longitude: -91.09745
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "38001400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cramer-lake
---

# Cramer Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Cramer

- **Surface Area**: 68 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cramer Lake is a 68-acre lake near Cramer in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and brook trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/moose-lake-cramer) - 3.4 miles, 180 acres
- [Ninemile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/ninemile-lake) - 4.1 miles, 297 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/echo-lake) - 4.8 miles, 42 acres
- [Balsam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/balsam-lake) - 5 miles, 221 acres
- [Crooked Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/crooked-lake-finland) - 5.8 miles, 272 acres
- [Hare Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hare-lake) - 6.2 miles, 48 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.52108,-91.09745)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38001400)
- [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/cramer-lake)*