---
type: lake
name: "Hale Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 130
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 47.2461
longitude: -93.5482
lake_score: 61
dnr_lake_id: "31037300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake
---

# Hale Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 130 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Average Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 61/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hale Lake is a 130-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 30 feet, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2014.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the city. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 16 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: city
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2014
- **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, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 2024-04-02
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake) - 0.8 miles, 490 acres
- [McKinney Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/mckinney-lake) - 0.9 miles, 106 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/horseshoe-lake-grand-rapids) - 2.6 miles, 142 acres
- [Little Jay Gould Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-jay-gould-lake) - 3 miles, 150 acres
- [Tioga Mine Pit](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/tioga-mine-pit) - 3.5 miles, 49 acres
- [Little Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-bass-lake) - 3.7 miles, 161 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.2461,-93.5482)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31037300)
- [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)*