---
type: lake
name: "Wilson Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Schroeder"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 650
max_depth_ft: 53
latitude: 47.67105
longitude: -91.07452
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "38004700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/wilson-lake
---

# Wilson Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Schroeder

- **Surface Area**: 650 acres
- **Max Depth**: 53 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wilson Lake is a 650-acre lake near Schroeder in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 53 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 7.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17.3 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 29, based on 12 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 29
- **Years of record**: 12
- **Earliest**: 2012-04-05
- **Latest**: 2014-05-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Wilson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/little-wilson-lake) - 1 miles, 55 acres
- [Sister Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sister-lake) - 1.6 miles, 125 acres
- [Lake Harriet](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/lake-harriet) - 1.8 miles, 265 acres
- [Dam Five Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/dam-five-lake) - 2.2 miles, 78 acres
- [Cross River](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cross-river) - 2.4 miles, 79 acres
- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/whitefish-lake) - 3.1 miles, 346 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67105,-91.07452)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38004700)
- [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/wilson-lake)*