---
type: lake
name: "Sunset Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Aitkin"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 221
max_depth_ft: 43
latitude: 46.43605
longitude: -93.81001
lake_score: 37
dnr_lake_id: "01020800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/sunset-lake
---

# Sunset Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Aitkin

- **Surface Area**: 221 acres
- **Max Depth**: 43 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 37/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sunset Lake is a 221-acre lake near Aitkin in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 43 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2011.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Shirt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/shirt-lake) - 1 miles, 231 acres
- [Townline Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/townline-lake) - 1.3 miles, 114 acres
- [Thornton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/thornton-lake) - 1.4 miles, 161 acres
- [Farm Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/farm-island-lake) - 2 miles, 2,005 acres
- [Long / Tame Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/long-tame-fish-lake) - 2.2 miles, 127 acres
- [Hamlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/hamlet-lake) - 2.6 miles, 307 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.43605,-93.81001)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01020800)
- [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/sunset-lake)*