---
type: lake
name: "Blue Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 54
max_depth_ft: 106
latitude: 46.50226
longitude: -93.75041
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "01018100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/blue-lake
---

# Blue Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 54 acres
- **Max Depth**: 106 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Blue Lake is a 54-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 106 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and rainbow trout. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hammal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hammal-lake) - 1.3 miles, 376 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cedar-lake) - 2.4 miles, 1,726 acres
- [Hanging Kettle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hanging-kettle-lake) - 3 miles, 318 acres
- [Thornton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/thornton-lake) - 4 miles, 161 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/little-pine-lake) - 4.1 miles, 226 acres
- [Townline Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/townline-lake) - 4.4 miles, 114 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.50226,-93.75041)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01018100)
- [All lakes in Aitkin County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/blue-lake)*