---
type: lake
name: "Wolf Lake"
county: "Aitkin"
nearest_town: "Tamarack"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 173
max_depth_ft: 31
latitude: 46.85055
longitude: -93.16296
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "01001900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wolf-lake
---

# Wolf Lake

Lake in Aitkin County, Minnesota, near Tamarack

- **Surface Area**: 173 acres
- **Max Depth**: 31 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 1.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Wolf Lake is a 173-acre lake near Tamarack in Aitkin County, Minnesota. It reaches 31 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 1.5 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Savanna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/savanna-lake) - 1 miles, 101 acres
- [Shumway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/shumway-lake) - 1.6 miles, 74 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/cutaway-lake) - 2.3 miles, 113 acres
- [Remote Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/remote-lake) - 3 miles, 134 acres
- [Wakefield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/wakefield-lake) - 3.4 miles, 164 acres
- [Glacier Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/glacier-lake) - 5 miles, 135 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.85055,-93.16296)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=01001900)
- [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/wolf-lake)*