---
type: lake
name: "Owen Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 268
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 47.67924
longitude: -93.38414
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "31029200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/owen-lake
---

# Owen Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 268 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Owen Lake is a 268-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11.5 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2018.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Owen Lake Campground and Day-Use Area is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 25, based on 13 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Owen Lake Campground and Day-Use Area

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Hybrid Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 25
- **Years of record**: 13
- **Earliest**: 2010-03-31
- **Latest**: 2023-05-05

## Nearby Lakes

- [Walters Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/walters-lake) - 1 miles, 127 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-lake) - 1.2 miles, 89 acres
- [Napoleon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/napoleon-lake) - 1.3 miles, 138 acres
- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/otter-lake) - 1.9 miles, 117 acres
- [Raddison Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/raddison-lake) - 2.1 miles, 204 acres
- [Bartlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bartlet-lake) - 2.7 miles, 119 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.67924,-93.38414)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31029200)
- [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/owen-lake)*