---
type: lake
name: "Long Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 346
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 47.5914
longitude: -93.39167
lake_score: 56
dnr_lake_id: "31026601"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake
---

# Long Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 346 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 9.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 56/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Long Lake is a 346-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 9.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **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, Rock Bass, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Northern Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gunny Sack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/gunny-sack-lake) - 1 miles, 86 acres
- [Bluebill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bluebill-lake) - 1.5 miles, 148 acres
- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/round-lake-bigfork) - 1.5 miles, 460 acres
- [White Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/white-swan-lake) - 2 miles, 165 acres
- [Barwise Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/barwise-lake) - 2.6 miles, 92 acres
- [King Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/king-lake) - 2.9 miles, 311 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.5914,-93.39167)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31026601)
- [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/long-lake)*