---
type: lake
name: "Lake Crystal"
county: "Polk"
nearest_town: "Erskine"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 118
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.6285
longitude: -96.1029
lake_score: 33
dnr_lake_id: "60026200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/lake-crystal
---

# Lake Crystal

Lake in Polk County, Minnesota, near Erskine

- **Surface Area**: 118 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 33/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Crystal is an 118-acre lake near Erskine in Polk County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

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**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Union Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/union-lake) - 3.3 miles, 887 acres
- [Lake Sarah](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/lake-sarah) - 3.4 miles, 366 acres
- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/maple-lake) - 3.7 miles, 1,641 acres
- [Cable Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cable-lake) - 4.5 miles, 194 acres
- [Cameron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cameron-lake) - 4.6 miles, 225 acres
- [Badger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/badger-lake) - 5.5 miles, 256 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6285,-96.1029)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=60026200)
- [All lakes in Polk County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county)

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