---
type: lake
name: "Wabasso Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Vadnais Heights"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 43
max_depth_ft: 66
latitude: 45.04505
longitude: -93.11601
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "62008200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake
---

# Wabasso Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Vadnais Heights

- **Surface Area**: 43 acres
- **Max Depth**: 66 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wabasso Lake is a 43-acre lake near Vadnais Heights in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 66 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2015.

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 — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 4, based on 7 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**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2015
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, 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**: 7
- **Earliest**: 2026-03-31
- **Latest**: 2018-04-29

## Nearby Lakes

- [West Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake) - 0.9 miles, 212 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 0.9 miles, 375 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 1.2 miles, 59 acres
- [East Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake) - 1.4 miles, 393 acres
- [Lake Josephine](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-josephine) - 2 miles, 116 acres
- [Snail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake) - 2 miles, 158 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.04505,-93.11601)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62008200)
- [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/wabasso-lake)*