---
type: lake
name: "Walters Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Bigfork"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 127
max_depth_ft: 19
latitude: 47.66775
longitude: -93.3699
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "31029800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/walters-lake
---

# Walters Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Bigfork

- **Surface Area**: 127 acres
- **Max Depth**: 19 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Walters Lake is a 127-acre lake near Bigfork in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 19 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.8 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Kelly Lake Dispersed Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Kelly Lake Dispersed Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Otter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/otter-lake) - 0.9 miles, 117 acres
- [Owen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/owen-lake) - 1 miles, 268 acres
- [Bartlet Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/bartlet-lake) - 1.9 miles, 119 acres
- [Napoleon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/napoleon-lake) - 2 miles, 138 acres
- [Lost Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-lake) - 2.2 miles, 89 acres
- [Wasson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/wasson-lake) - 3.1 miles, 438 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.66775,-93.3699)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31029800)
- [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/walters-lake)*