---
type: lake
name: "King Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Taconite"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 311
max_depth_ft: 23
latitude: 47.5502
longitude: -93.40188
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "31025800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/king-lake
---

# King Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Taconite

- **Surface Area**: 311 acres
- **Max Depth**: 23 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

King Lake is a 311-acre lake near Taconite in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 23 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2009.

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**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2009
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Barwise Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/barwise-lake) - 0.9 miles, 92 acres
- [Balsam Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/balsam-lake) - 1.3 miles, 716 acres
- [Sawyer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sawyer-lake) - 2.6 miles, 137 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake) - 2.9 miles, 346 acres
- [Scrapper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/scrapper-lake) - 3 miles, 172 acres
- [Blandin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/blandin-lake-marcell) - 3.4 miles, 105 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5502,-93.40188)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31025800)
- [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/king-lake)*