---
type: lake
name: "Remote Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "McGregor"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 134
max_depth_ft: 47
latitude: 46.82325
longitude: -93.21163
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "01003800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake
---

# Remote Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near McGregor

- **Surface Area**: 134 acres
- **Max Depth**: 47 ft
- **Average Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Remote Lake is a 134-acre lake near McGregor in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 47 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 6 feet, and has roughly 4.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, and bluegill. 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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 2.1 miles, 164 acres
- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 2.1 miles, 101 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 2.3 miles, 135 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 2.7 miles, 113 acres
- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wolf-lake) - 3 miles, 173 acres
- [Shumway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/shumway-lake) - 3.1 miles, 74 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.82325,-93.21163)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01003800)
- [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/remote-lake)*