---
type: lake
name: "Collinwood Lake"
county: "Wright"
nearest_town: "Dassel"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 639
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 45.05065
longitude: -94.25537
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "86029300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/collinwood-lake
---

# Collinwood Lake

Lake in Wright County, Minnesota, near Dassel

- **Surface Area**: 639 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Collinwood Lake is a 639-acre lake near Dassel in Wright County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 4.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 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 are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county and Minnesota DNR. Collinwood County Park Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 7, based on 32 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Collinwood County Park Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 7
- **Years of record**: 32
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-04
- **Latest**: 1996-04-23

## Nearby Lakes

- [Maple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/maple-lake) - 1.2 miles, 139 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/spring-lake) - 3.2 miles, 201 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/wolf-lake) - 3.6 miles, 262 acres
- [Brooks Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/wright-county/brooks-lake) - 3.6 miles, 100 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/long-lake-dassel) - 4.3 miles, 164 acres
- [Lake Jennie](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/meeker-county/lake-jennie) - 5.1 miles, 1,069 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.05065,-94.25537)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=86029300)
- [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/collinwood-lake)*