---
type: lake
name: "Hope Lake"
county: "Meeker"
nearest_town: "Grove City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 274
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 45.08206
longitude: -94.65199
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "47018300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/hope-lake
---

# Hope Lake

Lake in Meeker County, Minnesota, near Grove City

- **Surface Area**: 274 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hope Lake is a 274-acre lake near Grove City in Meeker County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake) - 1.9 miles, 783 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/star-lake) - 2.8 miles, 553 acres
- [Youngstrom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/youngstrom-lake) - 4 miles, 153 acres
- [Lake Ripley (West Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-ripley-west-portion) - 5.7 miles, 614 acres
- [Carrie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/kandiyohi-county/carrie-lake) - 6.6 miles, 89 acres
- [Lake Minnie-Belle](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-minnie-belle) - 6.8 miles, 597 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.08206,-94.65199)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=47018300)
- [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/hope-lake)*