---
type: lake
name: "Round Lake"
county: "Morrison"
nearest_town: "Pillager"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 104
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 46.24966
longitude: -94.53366
lake_score: 51
dnr_lake_id: "49013100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/round-lake-pillager
---

# Round Lake

Lake in Morrison County, Minnesota, near Pillager

- **Surface Area**: 104 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 51/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Round Lake is a 104-acre lake near Pillager in Morrison County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. 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**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stanchfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/stanchfield-lake) - 1.2 miles, 116 acres
- [Lake Alexander](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/lake-alexander) - 2.9 miles, 2,709 acres
- [Lake Shamineau](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/lake-shamineau) - 3.2 miles, 1,434 acres
- [Crookneck Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/crookneck-lake) - 3.7 miles, 191 acres
- [Placid Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/placid-lake) - 4.2 miles, 537 acres
- [Fish Trap Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/fish-trap-lake) - 4.8 miles, 1,164 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.24966,-94.53366)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=49013100)
- [All lakes in Morrison County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/morrison-county/round-lake-pillager)*