---
type: lake
name: "Turtle Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Shoreview"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 450
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 45.09859
longitude: -93.13823
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "62006100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/turtle-lake
---

# Turtle Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Shoreview

- **Surface Area**: 450 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Turtle Lake is a 450-acre lake near Shoreview in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 largemouth and smallmouth bass, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the county. 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 March 29, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass**: All from 14-20" must be immediately released. One over 20" allowed in possession.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, 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**: March 29
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-04
- **Latest**: 2014-04-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Snail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake) - 1.9 miles, 158 acres
- [Pleasant Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pleasant-lake) - 1.9 miles, 607 acres
- [Golden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/anoka-county/golden-lake) - 2.9 miles, 58 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 3 miles, 59 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/long-lake) - 3.5 miles, 173 acres
- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 3.6 miles, 212 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.09859,-93.13823)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62006100)
- [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/turtle-lake)*