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Lake Minnetonka, Grays Bay Dam Public Water Access Site

Carry-in (canoe and kayak) · on Lake Minnetonka · near Minnetonka · Minnesota

Status not reported No closure has been posted for this launch, but its agency does not publish open or closed status. Check with the managing agency before you tow.

At the launch

Type
Carry-in (canoe and kayak)
Ramp lanes
1
Docks
1
Ramp surface
Gravel
Car parking
8 spaces
Restrooms
Yes
Managed by
City of Minnetonka
Coordinates
44.95320, -93.48726

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On Lake Minnetonka

Lake Minnetonka is a lake about 16 miles west-southwest of Minneapolis, Minnesota. It lies in Hennepin and Carver counties, and 13 incorporated municipalities surround it, including Wayzata, Excelsior, Mound, Orono, Deephaven, Spring Park and Tonka Bay. At 14,528 acres, it is Minnesota's ninth-largest lake. Its maximum depth is 113 feet and it has 125 miles of shoreline. The lake formed about 10,000 years ago as the Laurentide ice sheet retreated. It is made up of connected kettle lakes, channels and marshes, along with 18 islands and about 23 named bays and areas. Six Mile Creek is the main inflow. The lake drains into Minnehaha Creek through the Gray's Bay Headwaters Control Structure, a small adjustable dam built in 1979 by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. More about Lake Minnetonka.

Boating rules on Lake Minnetonka

  • All boats limited to 5 mph or less within 300 feet of shore (LMCD rule, effective 2023) source
  • Slow speed (5 mph) within 150 feet of docks, anchored boats, swimmers and diver-down flags source

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Why it is listed as public: listed by Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites. Something wrong, or is this launch private? Corrections help everyone; a reporting form is coming soon.