---
type: lake
name: "West Fox Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Fifty Lakes"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 449
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 46.74499
longitude: -94.09329
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "18029700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/west-fox-lake
---

# West Fox Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Fifty Lakes

- **Surface Area**: 449 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

West Fox Lake is a 449-acre lake near Fifty Lakes in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 15 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 20
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-15
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [East Fox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/east-fox-lake) - 0.8 miles, 241 acres
- [Kego Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/kego-lake) - 1.9 miles, 296 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/eagle-lake) - 2.2 miles, 350 acres
- [Ox Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/ox-lake) - 2.5 miles, 241 acres
- [Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/island-lake-cross-lake) - 3.1 miles, 232 acres
- [Little Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/little-pine-lake) - 3.1 miles, 330 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.74499,-94.09329)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18029700)
- [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/west-fox-lake)*