Lura Lake, Lura Lake Sports Club Lodge Public Water Access Site

Lura Lake · Mapleton, Blue Earth County

Lura Lake, Lura Lake Sports Club Lodge Public Water Access Site is a trailer boat ramp on Lura Lake in Mapleton, Minnesota, with 11 trailer parking spaces and no restrooms. It is managed by Blue Earth County.

Launch: Trailer launch
Lanes: 1
Trailer parking: 11 spaces
Car parking: 8 spaces
Restroom: No
Dock: Yes
Lake size: 1,263 acres
Nearest town: 22 mi from Mankato

Managed by Blue Earth County

Directions: From US-169 head east on 100th St for 5.6 miles to the acces

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Near this ramp

Gas

Stauffer's Stop N Go 5.8 mi
Urban Oil 6.1 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead for hours.

Fish in Lura Lake

Common Carp
Yellow Perch
Black Bullhead
Largemouth Bass
Walleye
Green Sunfish
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Northern Pike
Bigmouth Buffalo

Also recorded:

Golden Shiner
Tadpole Madtom
White Sucker

Minnesota state records for these fish

Fish	Record	Year	Caught in
Common Carp	55 lb 5 oz	1952	Clearwater Lake
Northern Pike	45 lb 12 oz	1929	Basswood Lake
Bigmouth Buffalo	41 lb 11 oz	1991	Pool 4 Mississippi River
Walleye	17 lb 8 oz	1979	Seagull River at Saganaga Lake
Largemouth Bass	8 lb 15 oz	2005	Auburn Lake
Black Crappie	5 lb	1940	Vermillion River
Black Bullhead	3 lb 13 oz	1997	Reno Lake
Yellow Perch	3 lb 4 oz	1945	Lake Plantagenet
Bluegill	2 lb 13 oz	1948	Alice Lake
Green Sunfish	1 lb 4 oz	2005	North Arbor Lake

From official Minnesota record lists: source source

Species recorded here since 1990 (GBIF). Check state regulations for seasons and limits.

Before you launch in Minnesota

🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.

Minnesota boating laws: education, age limits and life jackets

Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.

All 4 ramps on Lura Lake · All ramps in Blue Earth County

New to launching? Read how to launch a boat and ramp etiquette.

Nearby boat ramps

Bass Lake Public Water Access Site #1 2.2 mi
Lura Lake, Daly Park Public Water Access Site 2.6 mi
Lura Lake (NW) Public Water Access Site 2.7 mi
Rice Lake, Winnebago Public Water Access Site 2.9 mi
Lura Lake (E) Public Water Access Site 3.0 mi
Ida Lake Public Water Access Site #1 6.2 mi

Page updated Oct 27, 2026. Ramp details from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

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