---
type: lake
name: "Lake Phalen"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Saint Paul"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 198
max_depth_ft: 91
latitude: 44.98763
longitude: -93.0528
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "62001300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-phalen
---

# Lake Phalen

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Saint Paul

- **Surface Area**: 198 acres
- **Max Depth**: 91 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Lake Phalen is a 198-acre lake near Saint Paul in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 91 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 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. Special fishing regulations apply to muskellunge and tiger muskellunge, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2020.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows Phalen Park Beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 3, based on 25 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2020
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Muskellunge and Tiger Muskellunge**: Minimum size limit 40". Possession limit one.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

### Beaches

- Phalen Park Beach

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 3
- **Years of record**: 25
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-05-01

## Nearby Lakes

- [Keller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/keller-lake) - 1.3 miles, 73 acres
- [Lake Gervais](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-gervais) - 2.4 miles, 235 acres
- [McCarron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/mccarron-lake) - 3 miles, 73 acres
- [Silver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/silver-lake) - 4.1 miles, 76 acres
- [Tanners Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/tanners-lake) - 4.2 miles, 74 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 4.7 miles, 375 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.98763,-93.0528)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62001300)
- [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/lake-phalen)*