---
type: lake
name: "Goodners Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Cold Spring"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 191
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 45.38745
longitude: -94.37587
lake_score: 48
dnr_lake_id: "73007600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/goodners-lake
---

# Goodners Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Cold Spring

- **Surface Area**: 191 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Average Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 48/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Goodners Lake is a 191-acre lake near Cold Spring in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 7 feet, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.8 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2019.

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**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2019
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, 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

- [Pearl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/pearl-lake) - 3.5 miles, 753 acres
- [Grand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/grand-lake) - 3.9 miles, 651 acres
- [Knaus Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/knaus-lake) - 4.9 miles, 216 acres
- [Carnelian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/carnelian-lake) - 5.1 miles, 180 acres
- [Bolfing Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/bolfing-lake) - 5.3 miles, 109 acres
- [Great Northern Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/great-northern-lake) - 5.8 miles, 196 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.38745,-94.37587)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73007600)
- [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/goodners-lake)*