---
type: lake
name: "Turtle Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Silver Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 343
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 47.85395
longitude: -91.55007
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "38070400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/turtle-lake
---

# Turtle Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Silver Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 343 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Turtle Lake is a 343-acre lake near Silver Rapids in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.4 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. 3 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

- [Gabbro Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/gabbro-lake) - 1.9 miles, 977 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/clearwater-lake) - 2 miles, 640 acres
- [Bald Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/bald-eagle-lake) - 2.1 miles, 1,243 acres
- [Little Gabbro Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/little-gabbro-lake) - 3.3 miles, 148 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/clear-lake) - 5 miles, 248 acres
- [Three Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/three-lake) - 5.4 miles, 904 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.85395,-91.55007)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38070400)
- [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/turtle-lake)*