---
type: lake
name: "Shumway Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Tamarack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 74
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 46.82978
longitude: -93.14642
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "01001500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/shumway-lake
---

# Shumway Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Tamarack

- **Surface Area**: 74 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Shumway Lake is a 74-acre lake near Tamarack in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Savanna Portage State Park Campground and Savanna State Park are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **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, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Savanna Portage State Park Campground
- Savanna State Park

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Wolf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wolf-lake) - 1.6 miles, 173 acres
- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 2.2 miles, 101 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 3.1 miles, 134 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 3.7 miles, 113 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 4.4 miles, 164 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 4.5 miles, 135 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.82978,-93.14642)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01001500)
- [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/shumway-lake)*