---
type: lake
name: "Hoff Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Cedar Mills"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 139
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 44.97019
longitude: -94.51311
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "47010600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hoff-lake
---

# Hoff Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Cedar Mills

- **Surface Area**: 139 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hoff Lake is a 139-acre lake near Cedar Mills in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 17 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, white crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 17
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/mcleod-county/cedar-lake) - 2.6 miles, 1,860 acres
- [Willie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/willie-lake) - 2.6 miles, 192 acres
- [Greenleaf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/greenleaf-lake) - 3.5 miles, 238 acres
- [Goose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/goose-lake) - 3.8 miles, 119 acres
- [Belle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/belle-lake) - 4.3 miles, 864 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 4.6 miles, 597 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.97019,-94.51311)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47010600)
- [All lakes in Meeker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hoff-lake)*