---
type: lake
name: "Hill Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 46
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.43174
longitude: -93.61293
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "31060000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hill-lake
---

# Hill Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 46 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hill Lake is a 46-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.8 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including largemouth bass, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2003.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2003
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake) - 0.8 miles, 434 acres
- [Amen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/amen-lake) - 1 miles, 215 acres
- [Orange Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/orange-lake) - 1.2 miles, 104 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-suomi) - 1.3 miles, 46 acres
- [Pughole Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/pughole-lake) - 1.6 miles, 158 acres
- [Little Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-long-lake) - 2.8 miles, 305 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.43174,-93.61293)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31060000)
- [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/hill-lake)*