---
type: lake
name: "Brush Shanty Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 149
max_depth_ft: 35
latitude: 47.6501
longitude: -93.46617
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "31051400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/brush-shanty-lake
---

# Brush Shanty Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 149 acres
- **Max Depth**: 35 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.6 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Brush Shanty Lake is a 149-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 35 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.6 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Anderson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/anderson-lake) - 1.3 miles, 295 acres
- [Antler Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/antler-lake) - 1.7 miles, 234 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/eagle-lake) - 2.9 miles, 285 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake-marcell) - 3.8 miles, 142 acres
- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 3.9 miles, 148 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-lake) - 4 miles, 89 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.6501,-93.46617)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31051400)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/brush-shanty-lake)*