---
type: lake
name: "East Vadnais Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Vadnais Heights"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 393
max_depth_ft: 58
latitude: 45.05215
longitude: -93.08827
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "62003801"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake
---

# East Vadnais Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Vadnais Heights

- **Surface Area**: 393 acres
- **Max Depth**: 58 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Vadnais Lake is a 393-acre lake near Vadnais Heights in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 58 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

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. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, faucet snail, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Bass, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil, faucet snail, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 0.6 miles, 212 acres
- [Wabasso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake) - 1.4 miles, 43 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 2.2 miles, 375 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 2.3 miles, 59 acres
- [Snail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake) - 2.4 miles, 158 acres
- [Lake Gervais](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-gervais) - 2.4 miles, 235 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.05215,-93.08827)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62003801)
- [All lakes in Ramsey County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake)*