---
type: lake
name: "Horseshoe Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Forest Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 205
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 47.87779
longitude: -91.4263
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "38058000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/horseshoe-lake
---

# Horseshoe Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Forest Center

- **Surface Area**: 205 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Horseshoe Lake is a 205-acre lake near Forest Center in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 5.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.2 feet.

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

- [Three Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/three-lake) - 1.2 miles, 904 acres
- [North Wilder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-wilder-lake) - 1.6 miles, 100 acres
- [Four Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/four-lake) - 2.1 miles, 611 acres
- [Two Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/two-lake) - 2.8 miles, 516 acres
- [Quadga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/quadga-lake) - 4.2 miles, 251 acres
- [One Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/one-lake) - 4.3 miles, 846 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.87779,-91.4263)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38058000)
- [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/horseshoe-lake)*