---
type: lake
name: "West Vadnais Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Cardigan Junction"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 212
max_depth_ft: 9
latitude: 45.05275
longitude: -93.10111
lake_score: 19
dnr_lake_id: "62003802"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/west-vadnais-lake
---

# West Vadnais Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Cardigan Junction

- **Surface Area**: 212 acres
- **Max Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 19/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Vadnais Lake is a 212-acre lake near Cardigan Junction in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 9 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2001.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil, faucet snail, and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2001
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Picnicking

## Amenities

Picnic Area

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Invasive Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Vadnais Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/east-vadnais-lake) - 0.6 miles, 393 acres
- [Wabasso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/wabasso-lake) - 0.9 miles, 43 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/island-lake) - 1.7 miles, 59 acres
- [Lake Owasso](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-owasso) - 1.8 miles, 375 acres
- [Snail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/snail-lake) - 1.9 miles, 158 acres
- [Lake Gervais](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-gervais) - 2.7 miles, 235 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.05275,-93.10111)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62003802)
- [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/west-vadnais-lake)*