---
type: lake
name: "Cedar Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Saint Rosa"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 95
max_depth_ft: 36
latitude: 45.70337
longitude: -94.74793
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "73022600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-lake
---

# Cedar Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Saint Rosa

- **Surface Area**: 95 acres
- **Max Depth**: 36 ft
- **Average Depth**: 8 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cedar Lake is a 95-acre lake near Saint Rosa in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 36 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 8 feet, and has roughly 3.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-saint-rosa) - 1.6 miles, 92 acres
- [Kings Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kings-lake) - 2.3 miles, 204 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sylvia-lake) - 3.9 miles, 85 acres
- [Uhlenkolts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/uhlenkolts-lake) - 3.9 miles, 250 acres
- [Big Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/big-birch-lake) - 5.3 miles, 2,107 acres
- [Little Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/little-birch-lake) - 5.5 miles, 839 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.70337,-94.74793)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73022600)
- [All lakes in Stearns County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county)

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