---
type: lake
name: "Carlson Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 188
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.11995
longitude: -93.54712
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "31036600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/carlson-lake
---

# Carlson Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 188 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Carlson Lake is an 188-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3 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

- [Smith Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/smith-lake-hill-city) - 2.1 miles, 43 acres
- [Hale Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake-blackberry) - 4.2 miles, 125 acres
- [Mountain Ash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mountain-ash-lake) - 4.5 miles, 101 acres
- [Pokegama Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/pokegama-lake) - 4.7 miles, 6,721 acres
- [Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/split-hand-lake) - 5.1 miles, 1,374 acres
- [Dinner Pail Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/dinner-pail-lake) - 5.9 miles, 47 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.11995,-93.54712)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31036600)
- [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/carlson-lake)*