---
type: lake
name: "McKay Lake"
county: "Lyon"
nearest_town: "Balaton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 167
latitude: 44.27661
longitude: -95.89515
lake_score: 32
dnr_lake_id: "42004300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/mckay-lake
---

# McKay Lake

Lake in Lyon County, Minnesota, near Balaton

- **Surface Area**: 167 acres
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 32/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

McKay Lake is a 167-acre lake near Balaton in Lyon County, Minnesota. It has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline.

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

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **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, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Black Crappie, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/rock-lake) - 2 miles, 379 acres
- [Yankton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/yankton-lake) - 2.6 miles, 403 acres
- [Clear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/clear-lake) - 4.5 miles, 66 acres
- [Lake of the Hill](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lyon-county/lake-of-the-hill) - 6.1 miles, 147 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/iron-lake) - 8.1 miles, 282 acres
- [Currant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/murray-county/currant-lake) - 8.2 miles, 406 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.27661,-95.89515)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=42004300)
- [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/mckay-lake)*