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Lakes Near St. Paul, Minnesota

513 counted Minnesota lakes sit within 60 miles of St. Paul - the largest is Minnetonka at 14,206 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Minnetonka	Hennepin	25 mi	14,206 acres	113 ft
Pepin	Goodhue	51 mi	12,299 acres	60 ft
St. Croix River-Stlwtr-Prescott	Washington	15 mi	8,393 acres	78 ft
Clearwater	Wright	56 mi	3,187 acres	73 ft
Waconia	Carver	35 mi	3,080 acres	37 ft
White Bear	Washington	10 mi	2,428 acres	83 ft
Forest	Washington	23 mi	2,271 acres	37 ft
Green	Chisago	29 mi	1,809 acres	32 ft
Big Marine	Washington	22 mi	1,799 acres	60 ft
West Rush	Chisago	51 mi	1,594 acres	42 ft
Cannon	Rice	50 mi	1,593 acres	15 ft
Buffalo	Wright	42 mi	1,552 acres	33 ft
East Rush	Chisago	51 mi	1,494 acres	24 ft
Spring	Dakota	14 mi	1,494 acres	17 ft
Coon	Anoka	25 mi	1,481 acres	27 ft
Byllesby	Dakota	31 mi	1,368 acres	50 ft
Tetonka	Le Sueur	56 mi	1,358 acres	35 ft
High Island	Sibley	58 mi	1,340 acres	6.5 ft
Bald Eagle	Ramsey	12 mi	1,049 acres	36 ft
Sugar	Wright	53 mi	1,014 acres	69 ft
Lower Prior	Scott	22 mi	956 acres	60 ft
Chisago	Chisago	30 mi	944 acres	34 ft
Shields	Rice	44 mi	940 acres	42 ft
Frances	Le Sueur	59 mi	927 acres	60 ft
Medicine	Hennepin	17 mi	924 acres	49 ft
South Center	Chisago	32 mi	910 acres	109 ft
West Lake Sylvia	Wright	58 mi	904 acres	97 ft
Cedar	Rice	48 mi	902 acres	42 ft
Upper Sakatah	Le Sueur	55 mi	892 acres	12 ft
German	Le Sueur	56 mi	889 acres	51 ft
French	Rice	45 mi	876 acres	56 ft
Circle	Rice	39 mi	838 acres	14 ft
Green	Isanti	46 mi	833 acres	28 ft
Independence	Hennepin	28 mi	832 acres	58 ft
Pulaski	Wright	41 mi	813 acres	87 ft
Sunrise	Chisago	35 mi	796 acres	21 ft
Cedar	Scott	33 mi	793 acres	13 ft
Cedar	Wright	52 mi	790 acres	108 ft
Schilling	Sibley	58 mi	763 acres	7 ft
North Center Lake	Chisago	34 mi	749 acres	46 ft
Howard	Wright	49 mi	745 acres	39 ft
Dora	Le Sueur	48 mi	733 acres	6 ft
Goose	Chisago	47 mi	732 acres	55 ft
Mazaska	Rice	43 mi	688 acres	50 ft
East Jefferson	Le Sueur	57 mi	685 acres	37 ft
Big Swan	Meeker	59 mi	684 acres	32 ft
Minnewashta	Carver	26 mi	680 acres	70 ft
Wells	Rice	47 mi	677 acres	4 ft
Pigs Eye	Ramsey	4 mi	674 acres	4 ft
East Lake Sylvia	Wright	58 mi	669 acres	78 ft
Middle Jefferson	Le Sueur	58 mi	667 acres	8 ft
Silver	Sibley	49 mi	652 acres	8 ft
Collinwood	Wright	57 mi	639 acres	28 ft
Upper Maple	Wright	47 mi	633 acres	76 ft
Roberds	Rice	45 mi	632 acres	43 ft
Pleasant	Ramsey	10 mi	607 acres	58 ft
Scotch	Le Sueur	56 mi	598 acres	11 ft
Pleasant	Wright	55 mi	597 acres	74 ft
Spring	Scott	26 mi	592 acres	37 ft
Linwood	Anoka	28 mi	572 acres	42 ft

Showing the 60 largest of 513 counted lakes within 60 miles of St. Paul.

Sources: Minnesota DNR lake data; lake coordinates from the DNR. Verified October 30, 2026.