---
type: lake
name: "Hanson Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Prairie Portage"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 289
max_depth_ft: 100
latitude: 48.1398
longitude: -91.08111
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "38020600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/hanson-lake
---

# Hanson Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Prairie Portage

- **Surface Area**: 289 acres
- **Max Depth**: 100 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hanson Lake is a 289-acre lake near Prairie Portage in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 100 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including smallmouth bass, lake trout, burbot, and lake whitefish. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

Smallmouth Bass, Lake Trout, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cherry Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cherry-lake) - 1.1 miles, 153 acres
- [Rabbit Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/rabbit-lake) - 1.5 miles, 117 acres
- [Ester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/ester-lake) - 1.7 miles, 374 acres
- [Holt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/holt-lake) - 1.7 miles, 115 acres
- [Gijikiki Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/gijikiki-lake) - 1.8 miles, 113 acres
- [Topaz Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/topaz-lake) - 2.1 miles, 150 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.1398,-91.08111)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38020600)
- [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/hanson-lake)*