---
type: lake
name: "Stony Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Happy Wanderer"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 249
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 47.62571
longitude: -91.61546
lake_score: 21
dnr_lake_id: "38066000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stony-lake
---

# Stony Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Happy Wanderer

- **Surface Area**: 249 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 21/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Stony Lake is a 249-acre lake near Happy Wanderer in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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

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**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wampus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wampus-lake) - 1.3 miles, 139 acres
- [Campers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/campers-lake) - 2.7 miles, 48 acres
- [South McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/south-mcdougal-lake) - 2.7 miles, 287 acres
- [Middle McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/middle-mcdougal-lake) - 3 miles, 104 acres
- [North McDougal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-mcdougal-lake) - 3.3 miles, 273 acres
- [East Chub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/east-chub-lake) - 3.6 miles, 63 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.62571,-91.61546)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38066000)
- [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/stony-lake)*