28 public launches · 22 with trailer ramps · 5 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 1 confirmed free · 5 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
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Boot Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: 5 mi NE of Lakefield off Cnty Rd 17 to NE shore.
Clear Lake · Jackson, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.5 mi W of Jackson on Cnty Rd 14, then 2 mi W on Cnty Rd 10 to N shore.
Des Moines River · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails · Website
Directions: 4.5 mi W of Jackson on I-90, then 10.5 mi N on Cnty Rd 17, then E on Cnty Rd 30 to NE corner of bridge.
Fish Lake · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From US-71 take 510th Ave north 1.3 miles to the access.
Little Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 mi S of Jackson on US Hwy 71, then 6 mi W on Cnty Rd 4, then W and S to N shore.
Loon Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 6 miles south of Jackson on Hywy 71, then 5.5 miles west o county road 4, then 1 mile north
Round Lake · Lake Park, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: E of the city of Round Lake on Cnty Rd 4, then 1 mi N on Cnty Rd 3, then W to E shore.
Timber Lake · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 0.5 mi S of Wilder on Cty Rd 86 then .5 mi W on access road to E shore.
Clear Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County
Directions: From I-90, 5 miles west of Jackson, take 490th Ave south for 1.2 miles to the access.
Des Moines River · Jackson, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: On Hwy 4/Petersburg Rd in Petersburg
Flahtery Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: North of Lakefield. Take Hwy 86 north, then west on 870th St. At the corner of 870th St. and 440th Ave.
Independence Lake · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 9 mi N of Jackson on US Hwy 71, then 2.5 mi W on Cnty Rd 28 to S shore.
Loon Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County
Directions: From US-71, 6.4 miles south of Jackson, take Hwy 4 west for 5.2 miles to the access.
Jack Creek · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Follow 380th Ave south out of Heron Lake for 0.7 miles fo 890th St. Follow 890th St east for 0.7 miles fo 388th Ave. Take 388th Ave south for 0.6 miles to the access.
Pearl Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County
Directions: 10 mi W of Petersburg off Cnty Rd 4 to the SW shore.
Round Lake · Lake Park, Jackson County
Managed by Round Lake Township
Directions: 2 mi E of the city of Round Lake on Cnty Rd 4 to the S shore.
Skunk Lake · Lake Park, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: In Skunk Lake Wildlife Area, 10 mi S of Lakefield on Mn Hwy 86, then 5 mi W on Cnty Rd 4, then S on Twp Rd, to S shore.
Heron (South Heron) Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County
Directions: From CR 86 north of Lakefield follow CR 71 west for 1.8 miles to the access.
String Lake · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1.5 miles north of Wilder, off CSAH 13, on the south shore of String Lake.
Des Moines River · Jackson, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From US-71 follow CR 19 south for 6.6 miles to access.
Heron (South Heron) Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County
Directions: 5 miles northwest of Lakefield, off CSAH 20, on the southeast shore of Heron Lake.
Pearl Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County
Managed by Jackson County Parks Department
Fish (Main Lake) · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by Christiana Township
Directions: 1 mile east of Swastika Beach, off County Road 84, on the southeast shore of Fish Lake.
North Lower's Lake · Windom, Jackson County
Managed by MNDOT
Directions: 6 miles southeast of Windom, on US Highway #71, on the west shore of Laur's Lake.
Heron (South Heron) Lake · Lakefield, Jackson County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2 mi E of Okabena on Cnty Rd 20 to W shore.
Des Moines River · Jackson, Jackson County
Managed by City of Jackson
Directions: In Jackson, just north of the State Street bridge, on the Des Moines River.
Estherville, Jackson County
Little Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, Jackson County