Bridge heights Welcome to Lake Minnetonka These are the vertical clearances under Check your boat bridges to the normal lake elevation 929.4 feet. For current lake elevations, go Avoid these common offenses to the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District According to Hennepin County Sheriff’s • Registration: All motorized watercraft • Observer required for boats to tow IS IT no plants website, minnehahacreek.org. Water Patrol, the following boating rules regardless of length and nonmotorized persons: For a watercraft and operator no mud Channel Clearance Channel Clearance are among the most common boating watercraft over 10 feet must have current to tow a person on water skis, surfboard, no mussels, etc. Arcola 14'9" Hendrickson 14'11" violations. Follow the rules and common registration visible. tube or similar device, an additional CLEAN? Black Lake 9'9" Libbs Lake 8'10" sense for safe and courteous boating. • No riding on gunwales or decking: person – the observer, at least 12 years Boy Scout 6'11" Lost Lake 11'1" For a complete list of boating rules and No person should ride on gunwales old – is required to continually observe Carson’s Bay 5'8" Narrows 18'3" regulations, go to the Lake Minnetonka or decking over the bow or transom the person being towed. DID YOU Remove drain plugs Coffee 13'6" Noerenberg 12'8" Conservation District, lmcd.org, and while boat is underway unless there are • Navigational lights: When boating live well bilge Emerald Lake 12'4" St. Albans Bay 12'5" the Minnesota Department of Natural adequate guard rails. (underway) between sunset and sunrise, Forest Lake 11'3" Seton Lake 12'8" wakeboard ballast Grays Bay 14'4" Tanager Lake 9’0" Resources, dnr.state.mn.us. you must display proper navigational DRAIN? • No personal watercraft after hours: Halsted Bay 14'11" Zimmermans Pass 11'6" • Life Jackets: For each person on board, Hours of operation for personal lights: a red light to port, a green light carry one readily accessible Coast Guard watercraft are 9:30 a.m. to one hour to starboard, and a white light to stern. The Narrows Channel. Originally dredged in 1884. approved Type I, II, or III life jacket. before sunset. Cannot operate more than At anchor, all boats must display a white DID YOU Watercraft of 16 feet or longer must have 30 consecutive minutes in a single area. light visible 360 degrees. one Type IV throwable device. • Quiet Waters Areas: No person shall • Speed limits: 40 mph during the DISPOSE? unwanted bait in trash Note: Minnesota state law requires a operate a motor-operated watercraft on daytime, 20 mph at night, and under life jacket be worn by children less than quiet water areas of the lake at a speed 5 mph in Quiet Water Areas and within 10 years of age when aboard watercraft in excess of 5 mph, or at a speed that 150 feet of shorelines, beaches, docks, that is underway. results in more than a minimum wake. anchored boats and swimmers. • Under the influence: No person shall The areas of the lake restricted to quiet • Quiet hours: Between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m., operate any watercraft while under the waters are shown on the other side of any equipment or device that is plainly influence of an alcoholic beverage or this map. audible at a distance of 150 feet shall be controlled substance. a noise violation. Danger buoys Point buoys Channel buoys Big Island Cruiser’s Cove Identifies potential hazards in the middle of a bay Identifies potential hazards between buoy Stay between red and green channel buoys. No anchoring between designated safety lanes. and the closest shore Create minimum wake when 150 feet from shore/structure. Minimum wake in designated quiet water. Key: Safety lane • Stay 200’ from shore, docks and anchored boats • Minimize repetitive passes. Once you’ve run a line, move on to another area. Comply with all signs and no wake zones. • Respect the rights of others so BIG ISLAND NATURE PARK everyone can enjoy their time on the water – keep the noise down, be courteous to other boaters, and show consideration to everyone. • Be aware of your environment and what’s going on around you. • You are responsible for your wake and any damages or injuries it causes. Go to ci.orono.mn.us for Big Island Nature Park rules and regulations. Big Island is preserved, maintained and improved as a passive recreational, ecological and education asset to the Lake Minnetonka community and its visitors. hennepin.us/environment 612-348-3777 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Energy and Environment Hennepin County Hennepin hennepinsheriff.org Lake Minnetonka A 55384 MN Park, Spring R E I F A H F Hennepin County, Minnesota S Dr. Shoreline 4141 952-258-5321 April 2020 Patrol Water Sheriff’s County Hennepin State or U.S. Highway 7 12 lmcd.org Mound, MN 55364 MN Mound, County Road 15 200 Suite Road, Maywood 5341 952-745-0789 B Municipal Street B District Conservation Municipal Boundary Minnetonka Lake Restaurant R Beach B Transient Dock T Regional or County Park Trail hennepin.us/your-government District 7 District Three Rivers Parks Regional Trails Johnson, Jeff District 6 District C Callison, Jan C Shoreline Fishing Areas District 5 District Reef Goettel, Debbie District 4 District Conley, Angela District 3 District Quiet Waters (shaded areas) Greene, Marion SCOTT COUNTY SCOTT S H F E R I F District 2 District Fernando, Irene Hennepin County Sheriff’s Water Patrol COUNTY DAKOTA 5 District 1 District Opat, Mike SM BLOOMINGTON Lake Minnetonka Conservation District PRAIRIE EDEN CHANHASSEN FT. SNELLING TERR. SNELLING FT. RICHFIELD CARVER COUNTY CARVER D AIRPORT D INTL. MSP EDINA For summary of rules and regulations - see back of map TERR. SHOREWOOD FT. SNELLING SNELLING FT. EXCELSIOR 6 15 BONIFACIUS ST. BAY GREENWOOD 4 TONKA HOPKINS MOUND 3 DEEPHAVEN BEACH PARK MINNETONKA MINNETONKA SPRING MINNETRISTA ST. LOUIS PARK LOUIS ST. WOODLAND MINNEAPOLIS ORONO WAYZATA Lake depth contours are shown in number of feet below the crest of Grays Bay Dam, 2 LONG LAKE LONG GOLDEN VALLEY GOLDEN COUNTY LAKE RAMSEY RAMSEY MEDICINE Elevation 929.4 above sea level. PLAIN MAPLE ST. ANTHONY ST. ROBBINSDALE MEDINA INDEPENDENCE HOPE PLYMOUTH Prepared by the Hennepin County Department of Environment and Energy, NEW CRYSTAL LORETTO CENTER 7 701 Fourth Ave S. Suite 700 Minneapolis, MN 55415-1842 BROOKLYN E E 1 ROCKFORD Free copies of this map are available at the Sheriff’s Water Patrol at Spring Park Bay, and at PARK BROOKLYN CORCORAN GREENFIELD MAPLE GROVE MAPLE the Ridgedale Hennepin County Service Center, or by calling the LMCD at 952-745-0789 or OSSEO Environment and Energy at 612-348-3777 HANOVER CHAMPLIN WRIGHT COUNTY WRIGHT DAYTON ROGERS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY COUNTY ANOKA SHERBURNE COUNTY SHERBURNE F F County. Hennepin of body governing The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners is the the is Commissioners of Board County Hennepin The Board of Commissioners of Board County Hennepin G S G H F E R I F il ra T al on gi Re RT nka L inneto Lake M Lost Lake Bridge PUBLIC PARKING GRID LOCATIONPUBLIC ACCESS HEAD PUMPOUTPUBLIC TOILETS Carsons Bay ACCESS – FEE PICNIC AREA Dakota Rail Regional Trail GASOLINE PUBLIC ACCESS H H Lake Minnetonka LRT Regional Trail 1. Deephaven, City of | 952-474-4755 H15 • • • Parking by city permit only. Vehicles with trailer. Limited cars-only parking. 2. Grays Bay Public Access & Marina | 952-939-8390 E18 • • • • • Parking – vehicles with trailer. Parking – cars only. 3. Halstead Drive Access | 952-446-1660 I2 • • Parking – vehicles with trailer, limited space. 4. Headwaters Canoe Access | 952-939-8390 E18 • • • I Parking – no trailer. Access to Creek only. I 5. Hendrickson Access – North Arm | 612-348-4378 E8 • • • Parking – vehicles with trailer. Parking – cars only. 6. Lake Minnetonka Regional Park | 763-694-7754 K4 • • • • Parking – vehicles with trailer. Parking – cars only. 7. Maxwell Bay Access – DNR | 952-496-4141 E9 • • • Parking – vehicles with trailer. Parking – cars only. 8. Mound, City of | 952-472-0600 H4 • • • • Parking – restrictions on weekends. 9. Spring Park Access | 612-348-4378 G7 • • • Parking – vehicles with trailer. Parking – cars only. J J Note: Large overflow parking at DOT 1000ft east 10. Tuxedo Road Access | 952-446-1660 I6 • • T Regional Trail Parking – vehicles with trailer, limited space. a LR nk to 11. Wayzata, City of | 952-404-5360 D17 ne • • in Parking – vehicles with trailer, limited space. M ke La You are responsible for your wake. Your wake should not endanger other boaters, property or the shoreline. K K GRID LOCATION HEAD PUMPOUTPUBLIC PARKINGPUBLIC TOILETS ACCESSBOAT – FEE RENTALBOAT SERVICE PICNIC AREA GASOLINE SNACKS ON LAKE FACILITIES BAIT 1. Bayside Marine | 952-474-5900 J13 • 2. Bean’s Greenwood Marina | 952-474-7942 J13 • • • • 3. T & T Boatworks Marina | 763-286-3971 C16 • • • • 4. Caribbean Marina | 952-401-3740 I12 • • • • il ra l T 5. Bay to Bay Boat Club | 952-401-3880 na I12 • • L L io eg R 6. Excelsior, City of | 952-474-5233 J12 T • • • • R L a 7. Howard’s Point Marina | 952-474-4464 k J7 • • • • • • • • n o t e 8. North Shore Marina East | 952-471-2628 D13 n • • in M 9. Metro Lakes Marina & Rentals | 952-472-9595 D13 e • • • • • • k a L 10. North Shore Marina West | 952-471-2628 E9 • • • • 11. Rockvam Boat Yards Inc. | 952-471-9515 G8 • • • • • • • • • 12. Your Boat Club | 612-208-1800 E12 • • M 13. Tonka Bay Marina | 952-474-0292 I11 • • • • M 14. Wayzata Marine | 952-471-7000 E9 • • 15.