---
type: lake
name: "East Fox Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Fifty Lakes"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 241
max_depth_ft: 65
latitude: 46.74542
longitude: -94.07718
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "18029800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/east-fox-lake
---

# East Fox Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Fifty Lakes

- **Surface Area**: 241 acres
- **Max Depth**: 65 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

East Fox Lake is a 241-acre lake near Fifty Lakes in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 65 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.9 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## 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**: 15
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [West Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-fox-lake) - 0.8 miles, 449 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/eagle-lake) - 1.5 miles, 350 acres
- [Kego Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kego-lake) - 1.8 miles, 296 acres
- [Butterfield Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/butterfield-lake) - 2.6 miles, 194 acres
- [Mitchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/mitchell-lake) - 2.6 miles, 429 acres
- [Ox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ox-lake) - 2.9 miles, 241 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.74542,-94.07718)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18029800)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/east-fox-lake)*