---
type: lake
name: "Elton Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 124
max_depth_ft: 53
latitude: 48.01664
longitude: -91.03952
lake_score: 34
dnr_lake_id: "38012600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/elton-lake
---

# Elton Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 124 acres
- **Max Depth**: 53 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 34/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Elton Lake is a 124-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 53 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 4 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Makwa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/makwa-lake) - 1.2 miles, 128 acres
- [Little Saganaga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-saganaga-lake) - 2.3 miles, 1,627 acres
- [Gabimichigami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gabimichigami-lake) - 3.4 miles, 1,186 acres
- [Elm Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elm-lake) - 3.6 miles, 109 acres
- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/boulder-lake) - 3.7 miles, 259 acres
- [Peter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/peter-lake) - 4.3 miles, 282 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.01664,-91.03952)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38012600)
- [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/elton-lake)*