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Mille Lacs Lake is a Lake in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota.

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Mille Lacs Lake, also called Lake Mille Lacs or simply Mille Lacs, is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota, located in the counties of Mille Lacs, Aitkin and Crow Wing, north of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The lake is called Misi-zaaga'igan ("grand lake") in the Ojibwe language.

At 132,500 acres (536 km2), Mille Lacs is Minnesota's second-largest inland lake. Its maximum depth is 42 feet, while much of the main lake falls into the 20 to 38 foot depth ranges. The northern half contains most of the lake's mud flats and the southern half of the lake has more gravel and rock bars. All sides of the lake offer some shallow reef-top fishing. Deep-water angling takes place on the southern deep gravel and rocks as well as on dozens of mud flats in the north half of the lake. Shoreline break fishing on varied bottom types occurs all around the lake. The weed line is at nine to ten feet.

Fishing Description:

The lake has many species of fish including walleye, northern pike, muskie, jumbo perch, smallmouth bass and tullibee. It is one of Minnesota's most popular fishing lakes in the summer and is also popular for ice fishing in the winter, when hundreds of temporary shacks are erected and sports fishers drive their vehicles out onto the ice. It is a prime spawning grounds for walleye and billions of walleye eggs and fry are produced there every year. In the absence of a thermocline, fish can travel the whole area of the lake.

Camping:

Kathio State Park
15066 Kathio State Park Road
Onamia, MN 56359
Tel: 320-532-3523

Camping facilities include:

70 Sites Drive-in Sites

All sites are secluded and shaded by forest canopy. The park's 19 semi-modern sites are walking distance to showers and flush toilets. Kathio's 26 rustic sites have vault toilets and water available on site, but it is a 1 1/2 mile walk/drive to the showers. Kathio has 22 electric sites (3 sites are pull-through and 2 are handicapped accessible). The park also has 3 walk-in sites.

3 Pull-Through Sites
These are located in the Petaga Campground electric loop.

22 Electric Sites
30 amp, 125 volt, and 20 amp, 110 volt outlets available at each site. Electric sites all located in Petaga Campground.

60 Feet RV Length Limit
Length is measured from front of tow vehicle to rear of vehicle being towed.

2 Handicapped Accessible Sites

Backpack Sites
The four sites include: Glacial Ridge Campsite located adjacent to a large beaver pond on a wooded glacial ridge; Kanketanka Campsite that overlooks a woodland pond; Black Bass Campsite located on the south shore of Black Bass Lake; and Sunset Meadow Campsite located in an oak and maple forest on the edge of a meadow of sedges and other wetland plants.

3 Walk-in Sites
These sites are private, wooded sites located approximately 100 yards from your parking area. Sites are within walking distance of the shower building in the Petaga Campground. Each site has a fire ring, picnic table and level area for a tent.

Horse Camp
The camp has 10 sites and a maximum capacity of 40 horses. Flush toilets are available but no showers. Horse Camp has picket lines at each site. For reservations contact the state park reservation service by phone or online. Some sites are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Group Camp
Sites include vault toilets and hand pump for water. No showers. Tents only.
Site 1 - accommodates up to 15 people. Located along the Rum River, about 100' from parking area.
Site 2 - accommodates up to 45 people, also along the Rum River. 100 yards from the parking area.

Directions to Lake:

Go to mile post marker #221 on US Hwy 169, about 8 miles north of Onamia. Watch for the Kathio Arrowhead sign and take County Road 26 for about a mile, to the park entrance.

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