---
type: lake
name: "Kings Lake"
county: "Stearns"
nearest_town: "Freeport"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 204
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 45.68849
longitude: -94.70436
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "73023300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/kings-lake
---

# Kings Lake

Lake in Stearns County, Minnesota, near Freeport

- **Surface Area**: 204 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Average Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Kings Lake is a 204-acre lake near Freeport in Stearns County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 23 feet, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Common Carp, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/long-lake-saint-rosa) - 1.3 miles, 92 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/cedar-lake) - 2.3 miles, 95 acres
- [Uhlenkolts Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/uhlenkolts-lake) - 2.9 miles, 250 acres
- [St. Anna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/st-anna-lake) - 5.7 miles, 126 acres
- [Sylvia Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/stearns-county/sylvia-lake) - 6 miles, 85 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/todd-county/lake-mary) - 6 miles, 129 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.68849,-94.70436)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=73023300)
- [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/kings-lake)*