---
type: lake
name: "McCarron Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Roseville"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 73
max_depth_ft: 57
latitude: 44.99818
longitude: -93.11297
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "62005400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/mccarron-lake
---

# McCarron Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Roseville

- **Surface Area**: 73 acres
- **Max Depth**: 57 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (asphalt)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

McCarron Lake is a 73-acre lake near Roseville in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 57 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (asphalt surface) managed by the county and city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim 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 5, based on 24 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 5
- **Years of record**: 24
- **Earliest**: 2000-03-08
- **Latest**: 2008-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 2.5 miles, 375 acres
- [Lake Gervais](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-gervais) - 2.6 miles, 235 acres
- [Keller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/keller-lake) - 2.6 miles, 73 acres
- [Lake Phalen](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-phalen) - 3 miles, 198 acres
- [Wabasso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake) - 3.2 miles, 43 acres
- [Lake Josephine](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-josephine) - 3.3 miles, 116 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.99818,-93.11297)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62005400)
- [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/mccarron-lake)*