---
type: lake
name: "Lake of the Hill"
county: "Lyon"
nearest_town: "Garvin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 147
latitude: 44.22763
longitude: -95.792
lake_score: 13
dnr_lake_id: "42003200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill
---

# Lake of the Hill

Lake in Lyon County, Minnesota, near Garvin

- **Surface Area**: 147 acres
- **Shoreline**: 1.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 13/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake of the Hill is a 147-acre lake near Garvin in Lyon County, Minnesota. It has roughly 1.9 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Yankton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/yankton-lake) - 3.8 miles, 403 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-sarah) - 5.2 miles, 1,209 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake) - 5.8 miles, 282 acres
- [McKay Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/mckay-lake) - 6.1 miles, 167 acres
- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/rock-lake) - 7.8 miles, 379 acres
- [Lake Shetek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/lake-shetek) - 8 miles, 3,462 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.22763,-95.792)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=42003200)
- [All lakes in Lyon County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill)*