---
type: lake
name: "Cokato Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Cokato"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 553
max_depth_ft: 52
latitude: 45.10977
longitude: -94.16801
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "86026300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/cokato-lake
---

# Cokato Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Cokato

- **Surface Area**: 553 acres
- **Max Depth**: 52 ft
- **Average Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cokato Lake is a 553-acre lake near Cokato in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 52 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 22 feet, and has roughly 4.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.2 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 20 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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**: 20
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Channel Catfish, Burbot, Bigmouth Buffalo, Black Bullhead, Common Carp, Greater Redhorse, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, Silver Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Brooks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/brooks-lake) - 2.3 miles, 100 acres
- [Mud Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/mud-lake) - 3 miles, 57 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/smith-lake) - 3.1 miles, 244 acres
- [Camp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/camp-lake) - 5.1 miles, 123 acres
- [Howard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/howard-lake) - 5.5 miles, 745 acres
- [Big Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/big-swan-lake) - 5.8 miles, 684 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.10977,-94.16801)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86026300)
- [All lakes in Wright County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county)

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