Lake	Acres	Max depth	Score
Burntside Lakenear Ely	7,314	126 ft	87 out of 100 Lake Score
Rainy Lakenear International Falls	210,200	161 ft	89 out of 100 Lake Score
Gilbert Pitnear Gilbert	243	443 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Birch Lakenear Babbitt	7,074	25 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Louis River Estuarynear Duluth	10,255	55 ft	82 out of 100 Lake Score
Trout Lakenear Tower	7,425	98 ft	73 out of 100 Lake Score
Cadotte Lakenear Fairbanks	294	18 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Kabetogamanear Ray	24,034	80 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Fenske Lakenear Ely	108	43 ft	69 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Vermilionnear Tower	39,272	76 ft	80 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Head Lakenear Tower	662	46 ft	77 out of 100 Lake Score
St. Mary's Lakenear Spruce	234	44 ft	75 out of 100 Lake Score
Namakan Lakenear Ray	24,066	150 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Crane Lakenear Crane Lake	2,921	80 ft	68 out of 100 Lake Score
Fish Lake Flowagenear Duluth	3,259	36 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Trout Lakenear Soudan	528	37 ft	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Whiteface Reservoirnear Markham	4,567	35 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Lakenear Ely	1,904	22 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Takucmich Lakenear Crane Lake	338	150 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
Lac la Croixnear Ely	29,597	168 ft	67 out of 100 Lake Score
Sand Point Lakenear Crane Lake	8,527	184 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Vermilion Rivernear Buyck	1,071	—	62 out of 100 Lake Score
Iron Lakenear Winton	1,962	64 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Bass Lakenear Ely	169	36 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Vermilion Lakenear Crane Lake	1,288	52 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Slim Lakenear Ely	312	49 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	2,498	76 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Hustler Lakenear Crane Lake	277	74 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Whitewater Lakenear Hoyt Lakes	1,212	73 ft	74 out of 100 Lake Score
Pike Lakenear Hermantown	488	60 ft	71 out of 100 Lake Score
Stuart Lakenear Ely	776	40 ft	57 out of 100 Lake Score
Lake Agnesnear Crane Lake	1,045	30 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Loon Lakenear Crane Lake	167	68 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Mukooda Lakenear Crane Lake	774	78 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Crane Lake	184	135 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Cummings Lakenear Burntside Lake	1,038	41 ft	54 out of 100 Lake Score
Ge-Be-On-Equat Lakenear Crane Lake	660	55 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Jeanette Lakenear Buyck	612	15 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Eugene Lakenear Crane Lake	181	64 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Beartrack Lakenear Crane Lake	156	55 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Shell Lakenear Crane Lake	493	15 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Lower Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	171	36 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Moose Lakenear Ely	1,025	23 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Pine Lakenear Soudan	830	18 ft	49 out of 100 Lake Score
Oriniack Lakenear Tower	744	17 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Side Lakenear Chisholm	368	32 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Low Lakenear Ely	316	40 ft	66 out of 100 Lake Score
Echo Lakenear Buyck	1,142	10 ft	64 out of 100 Lake Score
High Lakenear Ely	274	66 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Nels Lakenear Ely	182	30 ft	61 out of 100 Lake Score
Grassy Lakenear Ely	257	15 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Lynx Lakenear Crane Lake	291	85 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Pfeiffer Lakenear Tower	60	26 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Finger Lakenear Crane Lake	272	60 ft	43 out of 100 Lake Score
Kelsey Lakenear Buyck	134	22 ft	38 out of 100 Lake Score
East Twin Lakenear Ely	123	22 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Cruiser Lakenear Ray	118	91 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Oyster Lakenear Ely	763	130 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
South Hegman Lakenear Ely	118	55 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Bear Trap Lakenear Winton	121	38 ft	34 out of 100 Lake Score
Whisper Lakenear Ely	46	25 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
West Two Rivers Reservoirnear Mountain Iron	967	27 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Astrid Lakenear Buyck	120	30 ft	51 out of 100 Lake Score
Everett Lakenear Ely	113	15 ft	50 out of 100 Lake Score
Crab Lakenear Ely	420	57 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Indian Lakenear Two Harbors	57	19 ft	53 out of 100 Lake Score
Ramshead Lakenear Crane Lake	553	10 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Boot Lakenear Winton	323	27 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Nina Moose Lakenear Burntside Lake	411	6 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Angleworm Lakenear Winton	144	11 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Embarrass Lakenear Biwabik	463	19 ft	59 out of 100 Lake Score
Fat Lakenear Crane Lake	108	50 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Heritage Lakenear Crane Lake	207	43 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Boulder Lakenear Duluth	3,260	18 ft	55 out of 100 Lake Score
Peary Lakenear Kabetogama	116	15 ft	48 out of 100 Lake Score
Locator Lakenear International Falls	133	52 ft	52 out of 100 Lake Score
Little Grand Lakenear Saginaw	176	58 ft	47 out of 100 Lake Score
Dovre Lakenear Crane Lake	116	17 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Pocket Lakenear Crane Lake	241	27 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Gull Lakenear Winton	171	13 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Shoepack Lakenear International Falls	299	24 ft	37 out of 100 Lake Score
Upper Pauness Lakenear Crane Lake	192	15 ft	46 out of 100 Lake Score
Chad Lakenear Burntside Lake	265	18 ft	44 out of 100 Lake Score
Pauline Lakenear Buyck	63	25 ft	42 out of 100 Lake Score
Toe Lakenear Buyck	169	57 ft	41 out of 100 Lake Score
Gun Lakenear Winton	341	57 ft	36 out of 100 Lake Score
Fairy Lakenear Winton	109	19 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Bootleg Lakenear Burntside Lake	347	26 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Coxey Pondnear Burntside Lake	192	14 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Green Lakenear Crane Lake	160	20 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Rush Lakenear Winton	115	10 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Buck Lakenear Burntside Lake	208	19 ft	16 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Rice Lakenear Britt	1,917	5 ft	35 out of 100 Lake Score
Agassa Lakenear Ely	72	9 ft	33 out of 100 Lake Score
Big Rice Lakenear Burntside Lake	403	5 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Rocky Lakenear Crane Lake	120	40 ft	32 out of 100 Lake Score
Merritt Lakenear Tower	198	8 ft	31 out of 100 Lake Score
Gowan Lakenear Buyck	134	13 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Lamb Lakenear Crane Lake	100	18 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Lunetta Lakenear Burntside Lake	100	14 ft	30 out of 100 Lake Score
Western Lakenear Burntside Lake	131	12 ft	14 out of 100 Lake Score

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What is the best camping lake in St. Louis County?

Burntside Lake ranks first for camping in St. Louis County, ahead of Rainy Lake. Rankings come from Minnesota DNR records and mapped amenities, not visitor reviews.

1.Burntside Lake

2.Rainy Lake

3.Gilbert Pit

4.Birch Lake

5.St. Louis River Estuary

6.Trout Lake

7.Cadotte Lake

8.Lake Kabetogama

9.Fenske Lake

10.Lake Vermilion

11.Bear Head Lake

12.St. Mary's Lake

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