---
type: lake
name: "Little Pine Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 226
max_depth_ft: 44
latitude: 46.44292
longitude: -93.74701
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "01017600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/little-pine-lake
---

# Little Pine Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 226 acres
- **Max Depth**: 44 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Pine Lake is a 226-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 44 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.2 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 16, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 16
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-05
- **Latest**: 2019-04-22

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hickory Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hickory-lake) - 0.7 miles, 212 acres
- [Farm Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/farm-island-lake) - 1.9 miles, 2,005 acres
- [Spirit Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/spirit-lake) - 2.1 miles, 523 acres
- [Thornton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/thornton-lake) - 2.5 miles, 161 acres
- [Hammal Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hammal-lake) - 2.8 miles, 376 acres
- [Hanging Kettle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hanging-kettle-lake) - 2.9 miles, 318 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.44292,-93.74701)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01017600)
- [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/little-pine-lake)*