Public shore fishing spots in Washington County, Minnesota
DNR records list 13 public shore fishing spots in Washington County: 12 fishing piers and 1 shore or bank fishing site. Check current access before visiting.
| Spot | Water | Maintained by | Getting there |
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Alice Fishing Pier
Accessible |
Water: Alice | Maintained by: Washington County | Getting there: In William O'Brien State Park, off State Hwy 95, about 2 mi N of Marine on St Croix. Pier is located on dike btwn St. Croix River and Lake Alice. |
| Battle Creek Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Battle Creek | Maintained by: Washington County | Getting there: In Woodbury's Menomini Park, take Hwy 120/Century Ave exit from I-94, go S 1 block to Brookview, left to Woodbine, right to Edgewood, right to Meadow Ln, pier on left. |
| Big Marine Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Big Marine | Maintained by: Washington County | Getting there: In Big Marine Park Reserve, 17495 Manning Trail, Marine on St. Croix |
| Carver Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Carver | Maintained by: City of Woodbury | Getting there: West of Carver Lake parking lot, look for trail and signs |
| Colby Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Colby | Maintained by: City of Woodbury | Getting there: In Woodbury, Woodbury Dr and Lake Rd, at Edgewater Park |
| Elmo Fishing Pier | Water: Elmo | Maintained by: Washington County | Getting there: In Lake Elmo Regional Park, take I-94 to Co Rd 19/ Keats Ave, go N on Keats to 10th St, pier on W shore. |
| Lily Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Lily | Maintained by: City of Stillwater | Getting there: In Stillwater's Lily Lake Park, about 3/4 mi N of Hwy 36 on Greely Street. |
| Lost Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Lost | Maintained by: City of Woodbury | Getting there: Mahtomedi Wildwood Park, I-694. Hwy 120, N to Hwy 244, E to Wildwood Rd, S to park. |
| Powers Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Powers | Maintained by: City of Woodbury | Getting there: Woodbury Drive/Bridgewater Pkwy; E on Bridgewater to old Woodbury Dr; N on Woodbury 1/2 mi. |
| Square Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Square | Maintained by: City of Mahtomedi | Getting there: Near Stillwater, in Square Lake County Park, take Hwy 95 N to Co 59 Rd (Square Lake Trail), then Co Rd 7 S to park |
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St. Croix River Shore Fishing Site
Accessible |
Water: St. Croix | Maintained by: City of Oakdale | Getting there: In Point Douglas Park, take Hwy 61 to Point Douglas Drive (Hwy 10) go E 3 miles to park. |
| Tanners Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Tanners | Maintained by: City of White Bear Lake | Getting there: In Oakdale, Tanners Lake Park, take I-94 to Hwy 120, N to Hudson Blvd (frontage road), E to Greenway Ave, N to 2nd St, W to park. |
| Ravine Lake Fishing Pier | Water: Unnamed | Maintained by: Washington County | Getting there: Hwy 61/Innovation Rd; E on Innovation to Pt Douglas Rd; S on Pt Douglas to park entrance. |
What to bring
Every spot above is bank fishing, which is what this site is about. The Shore Setup Selector asks four questions about the water in front of you and returns one rig, and the one setup to start with covers what to buy first. If the spot is a pier over deeper water, when to add a bullet weight is the one to read before you go.
Before you drive
DNR lists these public fishing sites; the managing organization is shown in each row. A map pin identifies a recorded site, not a guarantee of current access or a report that bass are there. Check with the manager before traveling.
A spot marked "Not recorded as accessible" has a false ADA-accessibility flag in DNR's data. A spot with no note has an unspecified flag; that does not tell us whether anyone assessed accessibility. Confirm current facilities with the manager.
Lake and access data on this page comes from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Public Fishing Sites in Minnesota. MN DNR contributed the data and does not endorse this site. We publish it under DNR's general data licence, which requires this credit and forbids reselling the data, so there is no download here. Check the DNR record before you drive: access, fees, and regulations change, and DNR's copy is the current one.