---
type: lake
name: "Snail Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Shoreview"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 158
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 45.07305
longitude: -93.12673
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "62007300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake
---

# Snail Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Shoreview

- **Surface Area**: 158 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Snail Lake is a 158-acre lake near Shoreview in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

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. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2016.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 4, based on 13 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**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## 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. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 4
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-03
- **Latest**: 2014-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 1.3 miles, 59 acres
- [Turtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/turtle-lake) - 1.9 miles, 450 acres
- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 1.9 miles, 212 acres
- [Wabasso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake) - 2 miles, 43 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pleasant-lake) - 2 miles, 607 acres
- [East Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake) - 2.4 miles, 393 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.07305,-93.12673)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62007300)
- [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/snail-lake)*