20 public launches · 14 with trailer ramps · 6 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 3 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
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Middle Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5.5 mi E of Nicollet on Mn Hwy 99, then 2.5 mi N on Cnty Rd 13, then 2.25 mi W to SE shore of northern Middle Lake.
Middle Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From CR 99, 0.6 miles east of Nicollet, head north on Twp Rd for 0.3 miles to Twp Rd 99. Follow Twp Rd 99 east for 1 mile to Twp Rd 182. Take Twp Rd 182 north for 0.6 miles to the access.
Oak Leaf Lake · Saint Peter, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: Head west out of St Peter on CR 99 for 2 miles to the access.
Minnesota River · New Ulm, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 mi NW of New Ulm on N bank of river.
Minnesota River · Saint Peter, Nicollet County
Managed by Nicollet County
Directions: 6 miles south of Saint Peter, just east of US Highway #169, on the west bank of the Minnesota River, in Seven Mile Creek County Park.
Swan Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 mi NW of Nicollet, off Cnty Rd 64, to NE shore.
Swan Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Head west out of Nicollet on US 14 for 1.7 miles to access road.
Minnesota River · New Ulm, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 1 miles south of Courtland on CR 24.
Minnesota River · New Ulm, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 0.5 mi E of New Ulm on Cnty Rd 37.
Minnesota River · Fairfax, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: On Hwy 4 5.8 miles south of Fairfax.
Minnesota River · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 5 mi S of Nicollet on Cnty Rd 23, then W on Cnty Rd 71, to N bank of river.
Minnesota River · Saint Peter, Nicollet County
Managed by City of St. Peter
Directions: On the east side of Saint Peter, 0.5 miles south east of City Hall, on the west shore of the Minnesota River.
Minnesota River · Mankato, Nicollet County
Managed by City of North Mankato
Directions: From Belgrade Ave or Mulberry St take the North bound exit to #169 take a right of ramp and follow over dike.
Minnesota River · North Mankato, Nicollet County
Managed by City of Mankato
Directions: In city of Mankato at confluence of Minnesota and Blue Earth Rivers.
Duck Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: From CR 111, 4.7 miles north of Nicollet, take CR 5 east for 1.1 miles to the access.
Peterson Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife
Directions: Head east out of Klossner on CR 5 for 7.4 miles to the access.
Swan Lake · Nicollet, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: Approximately 2 mi NE of Nicollet to SE shore of southern Middle Lake.
Minnesota River · Sleepy Eye, Nicollet County
Managed by Minnesota Historical Society
Directions: From Hwy 5 take Twp Rd 135 south for 2 miles to CR 21. Follow CR 21 west for 0.3 miles to the access.
Minnesota River · Saint Peter, Nicollet County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: In St Peter off of US 169 and Dodd Rd
Minnesota River · Saint Peter, Nicollet County
Managed by City of St. Peter
Directions: Head southeast out of St Peter on CR 22 for 0.5 miles to the access.