---
type: lake
name: "Hale Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Blackberry"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 125
max_depth_ft: 59
latitude: 47.14446
longitude: -93.46529
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "31036100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake-blackberry
---

# Hale Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Blackberry

- **Surface Area**: 125 acres
- **Max Depth**: 59 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hale Lake is a 125-acre lake near Blackberry in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 59 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 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. Ice typically goes out around April 21, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 21
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2016-04-08
- **Latest**: 2013-05-11

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Cowhorn Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cowhorn-lake) - 3.6 miles, 181 acres
- [Carlson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/carlson-lake) - 4.2 miles, 188 acres
- [Pokegama Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/pokegama-lake) - 5.1 miles, 6,721 acres
- [Little Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-split-hand-lake) - 5.5 miles, 244 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake-philbin) - 5.7 miles, 135 acres
- [Clearwater Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/clearwater-lake) - 5.9 miles, 132 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.14446,-93.46529)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31036100)
- [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/hale-lake-blackberry)*