---
type: lake
name: "Orange Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Marcell"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 104
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.44701
longitude: -93.62356
lake_score: 38
dnr_lake_id: "31058700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/orange-lake
---

# Orange Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Marcell

- **Surface Area**: 104 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 38/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Orange Lake is a 104-acre lake near Marcell in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

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**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Muskellunge, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hill-lake) - 1.2 miles, 46 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/johnson-lake) - 1.4 miles, 434 acres
- [Amen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/amen-lake) - 1.6 miles, 215 acres
- [Little Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-long-lake) - 2 miles, 305 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/long-lake-suomi) - 2.4 miles, 46 acres
- [Day Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/day-lake) - 2.6 miles, 49 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.44701,-93.62356)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31058700)
- [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/orange-lake)*