---
type: lake
name: "Taylor Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Hill City"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 55
max_depth_ft: 84
latitude: 46.99312
longitude: -93.51279
lake_score: 47
dnr_lake_id: "01010900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/taylor-lake
---

# Taylor Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Hill City

- **Surface Area**: 55 acres
- **Max Depth**: 84 ft
- **Average Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 47/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Taylor Lake is a 55-acre lake near Hill City in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 84 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 23 feet, and has roughly 1.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including rainbow trout, brook trout, and tullibee (cisco). 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 2023.

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**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Tullibee (Cisco)

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/hill-lake) - 3.7 miles, 794 acres
- [Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/split-hand-lake) - 4.8 miles, 1,374 acres
- [Mountain Ash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mountain-ash-lake) - 5.2 miles, 101 acres
- [Dinner Pail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/dinner-pail-lake) - 5.3 miles, 47 acres
- [Little Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-split-hand-lake) - 5.9 miles, 244 acres
- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/smith-lake-hill-city) - 8.4 miles, 43 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.99312,-93.51279)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01010900)
- [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/taylor-lake)*