Minnesota · Carlton County
Park Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Park Lake around April 20 — the third week of April. Earliest ever: March 16 (2024). Latest: May 12 (2005).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
18 years on the books, 2002–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | April 22 |
| 2025 | April 20 |
| 2024 | March 16 |
| 2023 | May 5 |
| 2021 | April 6 |
| 2020 | April 23 |
| 2019 | April 25 |
| 2018 | May 4 |
| 2017 | April 9 |
| 2016 | April 17 |
| 2015 | April 12 |
| 2009 | April 21 |
| 2008 | May 1 |
| 2007 | April 11 |
| 2005 | May 12 |
| 2004 | April 20 |
| 2003 | April 22 |
| 2002 | April 18 |
When Park freezes over
Park Lake usually freezes over around November 18 — the third week of November. Earliest on record: November 2 (1991–92). Latest: December 9 (1998–99).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2022–23 froze on November 19. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2022–23 | November 19 |
| 2021–22 | November 20 |
| 2020–21 | November 16 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2016–17 | December 7 |
| 2012–13 | November 23 |
| 2011–12 | November 17 |
| 2010–11 | November 19 |
| 2009–10 | December 3 |
| 2008–09 | November 18 |
| 2007–08 | November 21 |
| 2006–07 | November 15 |
| 2005–06 | November 16 |
| 2004–05 | November 24 |
| 2003–04 | November 24 |
| 2002–03 | November 13 |
| 2001–02 | November 29 |
| 2000–01 | November 17 |
| 1999–00 | November 29 |
| 1998–99 | December 9 |
| 1997–98 | November 12 |
| 1996–97 | November 12 |
| 1995–96 | November 11 |
| 1994–95 | November 23 |
| 1993–94 | November 5 |
| 1992–93 | November 5 |
| 1991–92 | November 2 |
| 1990–91 | November 23 |
| 1989–90 | November 15 |
| 1988–89 | November 18 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.