Minnesota · Hennepin County
Parkers Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Parkers Lake around April 2 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: May 1 (2018).
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 | March 31 |
| 2025 | March 23 |
| 2024 | March 3 |
| 2023 | April 13 |
| 2021 | March 27 |
| 2020 | March 29 |
| 2019 | April 9 |
| 2018 | May 1 |
| 2017 | March 7 |
| 2016 | March 14 |
| 2014 | April 21 |
| 2013 | April 28 |
| 2008 | April 21 |
| 2007 | March 28 |
| 2005 | April 4 |
| 2004 | April 4 |
| 2003 | April 2 |
| 2002 | April 15 |
When Parkers freezes over
Parkers Lake usually freezes over around December 3 — the first week of December. Earliest on record: November 27 (2003–04). Latest: December 20 (2001–02).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2015–16 froze on December 18. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2015–16 | December 18 |
| 2007–08 | December 1 |
| 2006–07 | December 2 |
| 2004–05 | December 16 |
| 2003–04 | November 27 |
| 2002–03 | December 3 |
| 2001–02 | December 20 |
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.