142 public boat ramps on published waters near St. Cloud.
Distances are straight-line from downtown St. Cloud; below are the 12 closest, grouped by water.
Elk Lake
Recorded in Elk Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Elk Lake reach 5 ft.
- 1Elk Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Elk Lake, ≈ 12.6 mi from downtown.
Grand Lake
Recorded in Grand Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.
Surveyed depths in Grand Lake reach 30 ft.
- 2Grand Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Grand Lake, ≈ 12.7 mi from downtown.
Pearl Lake
Recorded in Pearl Lake: Northern Pike, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Pearl Lake reach 15 ft.
- 3Pearl Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pearl Lake, ≈ 12.9 mi from downtown.
Clearwater Lake
Recorded in Clearwater Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Clearwater Lake reach 70 ft.
- 4Clearwater Lake, Black Pool Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Clearwater Lake, ≈ 16.6 mi from downtown.
- 7Clearwater Lake, Bob's Bay Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Clearwater Lake, ≈ 17.7 mi from downtown.
Lake Marie
Recorded in Lake Marie: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Lake Marie reach 40 ft.
- 5Marie Lake, Fairhaven Dam Millpond Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Lake Marie, ≈ 17.1 mi from downtown.
Pelican Lake
Recorded in Pelican Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Northern Pike, and White Sucker.
Surveyed depths in Pelican Lake reach 10 ft.
- 6Pelican Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pelican Lake, ≈ 17.1 mi from downtown.
Horseshoe Lake
Recorded in Horseshoe Lake: Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, Bluegill, and Bowfin.
Surveyed depths in Horseshoe Lake reach 50 ft.
- 8Horseshoe Lake Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Horseshoe Lake, ≈ 19.2 mi from downtown.
Pleasant Lake
Recorded in Pleasant Lake: Common Carp, Bluegill, Black Bullhead, and Black Crappie.
Surveyed depths in Pleasant Lake reach 70 ft.
- 9Pleasant Lake (N) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pleasant Lake, ≈ 19.5 mi from downtown.
- 12Pleasant Lake (S) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Pleasant Lake, ≈ 20.4 mi from downtown.
Cedar Lake
Recorded in Cedar Lake: Common Carp, Black Bullhead, Black Crappie, and Bluegill.
Surveyed depths in Cedar Lake reach 100 ft.
- 10Cedar Lake, Schroeder Park Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Cedar Lake, ≈ 19.8 mi from downtown.
- 11Cedar Lake (W) Public Water Access Site: boat ramp on Cedar Lake, ≈ 20.1 mi from downtown.
When the fish bite here
Northern Pike bites well.
FreshwaterSlowBlack Bullhead
Ameiurus melas
Ictaluridae
24 in8 lb8 yr374 watersGame fish
FreshwaterBlack Crappie
Pomoxis nigromaculatus
Centrarchidae
18 in5 lb6 yr701 watersGame fish
FreshwaterGoodNorthern Pike
Esox lucius
Esocidae
60 in50 lb10 yr657 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
Centrarchidae
12 in4 lb6 yr793 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowLargemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Centrarchidae
30 in22 lb16 yr934 watersGame fish
FreshwaterSlowBowfin
Amia calva
Amiidae
40 in20 lb12 yr358 watersGame fish
















