14 public launches · 12 with trailer ramps · 1 carry-in kayak/canoe launches · 10 with restrooms
🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.
Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.
Thole Lake · Shakopee, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 4 mi S of Shakopee on Cnty Rd 79 to NE shore.
Cedar Lake · New Prague, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 4.5 mi NE of New Prague on Mn Hwy 13 to E shore.
Cedar Lake · New Prague, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 6.5 mi N of New Prague on Mn Hwy 13, W on Cnty Rd 64 to NW shore.
Cleary Lake · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by Three Rivers Park District
Directions: In Cleary Lake Regional Park, access via Cnty Rd 27, on S shore, west of the inlet.
Fish Lake · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 2 mi S of Prior Lake on Mn Hwy 13, then 3 mi S on Cnty Rd 81 to NW shore.
McMahon Lake · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 6 mi S of Prior Lake, on Cnty Rd 87, to NW shore.
O'Dowd Lake · Shakopee, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 mi S of Shakopee on Cnty Rd 79 to NW shore.
Spring · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 mi SW of the city of Prior Lake, W on Mn Hwy 13, N on Vergus Ave, to SW shore.
Lower Prior Lake · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: From Mn Hwy 13 in Prior Lake, go 1.5 mi W on Cnty Rd 42, then S on Crest Ave to N shore.
Minnesota River · Shakopee, Scott County
Managed by City of Shakopee
Directions: In city of Shakopee, on E of Hwy 101 on N shore of Minnesota River.
Upper Prior Lake · Prior Lake, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: W on Mn Hwy 13 in Prior Lake, then .5 mi W on Cnty Rd 12,then 3 blocks N on Dewitt Ave.
Minnesota River · Jordan, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Notes: The Minnesota River, Thompsan Ferry ramp is temporaliy closed due to bank slumping issues/ramp damamge. Repairs are scheduled. Message Posted 5/13/2022.
Directions: 1.5 mi N of Jordan, on Cnty Rd 9.
Pleasant Lake · New Prague, Scott County
Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
Directions: 3.5 mi N of New Prague on Cnty Rd 15 to E shore.
Murphy Lake · Savage, Scott County