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Boat ramps near Minneapolis
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Boat ramps near Minneapolis

12 stops10 watersUpdated Nov 6

122 public boat ramps on published waters near Minneapolis.

Distances are straight-line from downtown Minneapolis; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.

Bde Maka Ska

Recorded in Bde Maka Ska: Goldfish, Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, and Bluegill.

Surveyed depths in Bde Maka Ska reach 90 ft.

  1. 1Bde Maka Ska Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Bde Maka Ska, ≈ 2.9 mi from downtown.

Lake Harriet

Recorded in Lake Harriet: Common Carp, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, and White Sucker.

Surveyed depths in Lake Harriet reach 80 ft.

  1. 2Lake Harriet Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Harriet, ≈ 4 mi from downtown.

Medicine Lake

Recorded in Medicine Lake: Common Carp, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, and Largemouth Bass.

Surveyed depths in Medicine Lake reach 40 ft.

  1. 3Medicine Lake, French Regional Park Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Medicine Lake, ≈ 8.3 mi from downtown.

Lake Owasso

Recorded in Lake Owasso: Common Carp, Black Crappie, Black Bullhead, and Bluegill.

Surveyed depths in Lake Owasso reach 35 ft.

  1. 4Owasso Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Owasso, ≈ 8.7 mi from downtown.

Eagle Lake

Recorded in Eagle Lake: Common Carp, Bluegill, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.

Surveyed depths in Eagle Lake reach 35 ft.

  1. 5Eagle Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Eagle Lake, ≈ 9.8 mi from downtown.

Turtle Lake

Recorded in Turtle Lake: Common Carp, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.

Surveyed depths in Turtle Lake reach 25 ft.

  1. 6Turtle Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Turtle Lake, ≈ 10.3 mi from downtown.

Lake Minnetonka

Recorded in Lake Minnetonka: Goldfish, Common Carp, Bluegill, and Largemouth Bass.

Surveyed depths in Lake Minnetonka reach 100 ft.

  1. 7Lake Minnetonka, Grays Bay Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Minnetonka, ≈ 11.5 mi from downtown.
  2. 8Lake Minnetonka, Carson Bay Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Minnetonka, ≈ 13.4 mi from downtown.
  3. 12Bean's Greenwood Marina: boat ramp on Lake Minnetonka, ≈ 15.1 mi from downtown.

Christmas Lake

Recorded in Christmas Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.

Surveyed depths in Christmas Lake reach 90 ft.

  1. 9Christmas Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Christmas Lake, ≈ 14.8 mi from downtown.

Long Lake

Recorded in Long Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.

Surveyed depths in Long Lake reach 35 ft.

  1. 10Long Lake, Nelson Lakeside Park Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Long Lake, ≈ 14.9 mi from downtown.

White Bear Lake

Recorded in White Bear Lake: Common Carp, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, and Northern Pike.

Surveyed depths in White Bear Lake reach 80 ft.

  1. 11White Bear Lake, Matoska Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on White Bear Lake, ≈ 15.1 mi from downtown.

When the fish bite here

Northern Pike bites well.

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Where this guide comes from

Every sentence here is assembled from the data on the Minneapolis fishing page: road drive times where a route was built (≈ marks straight-line distances), access points from state registries, the species recorded in each water and our bite calendar, adjusted for latitude. Nothing is written by hand or generated by AI.

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