---
type: lake
name: "Fremont Lake"
county: "Sherburne"
nearest_town: "Zimmerman"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 493
max_depth_ft: 8
latitude: 45.45515
longitude: -93.57537
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "71001600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/fremont-lake
---

# Fremont Lake

Lake in Sherburne County, Minnesota, near Zimmerman

- **Surface Area**: 493 acres
- **Max Depth**: 8 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fremont Lake is a 493-acre lake near Zimmerman in Sherburne County, Minnesota. It reaches 8 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 5.3 miles of shoreline. It is the largest lake in Sherburne County in the Minnesota DNR's LakeFinder records. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Ice typically goes out around April 2, 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

## Activities

Boating, Paddling, Swimming, Picnicking

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach, Picnic Area

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 2
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2017-03-07
- **Latest**: 2018-04-30

## Nearby Lakes

- [West Hunter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/west-hunter-lake) - 3.1 miles, 61 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/elk-lake) - 3.3 miles, 362 acres
- [Sandy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/sandy-lake) - 3.5 miles, 64 acres
- [Blue Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/isanti-county/blue-lake) - 4 miles, 296 acres
- [Lake Ann](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/lake-ann) - 6 miles, 183 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/birch-lake) - 7.1 miles, 160 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.45515,-93.57537)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=71001600)
- [All lakes in Sherburne County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/sherburne-county/fremont-lake)*