---
type: lake
name: "Johnson Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1736
max_depth_ft: 88
latitude: 48.34559
longitude: -92.59955
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "69069100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake
---

# Johnson Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Crane Lake

- **Surface Area**: 1,736 acres
- **Max Depth**: 88 ft
- **Average Depth**: 25 ft
- **Shoreline**: 26.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Johnson Lake is a 1,736-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 88 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 25 feet, and has roughly 26.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.9 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, lake whitefish, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake) - 2.3 miles, 219 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/franklin-lake) - 3.2 miles, 156 acres
- [Little Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-johnson-lake) - 3.8 miles, 566 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake-crane-lake) - 4.6 miles, 228 acres
- [Sand Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-point-lake) - 4.8 miles, 8,527 acres
- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-trout-lake-crane-lake) - 5 miles, 272 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.34559,-92.59955)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69069100)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake)*