---
type: lake
name: "Bog Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Forest Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 259
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.78395
longitude: -91.38927
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "38044300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/bog-lake
---

# Bog Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Forest Center

- **Surface Area**: 259 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Average Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bog Lake is a 259-acre lake near Forest Center in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 12 feet, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, yellow perch, and burbot. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2010.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. A campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2010
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Burbot, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Quadga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/quadga-lake) - 3 miles, 251 acres
- [Isabella Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/isabella-lake) - 4.9 miles, 1,257 acres
- [Inga Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/inga-lake) - 5.9 miles, 41 acres
- [North Wilder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/north-wilder-lake) - 6.6 miles, 100 acres
- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/horseshoe-lake) - 6.7 miles, 205 acres
- [Sylvania Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sylvania-lake) - 6.8 miles, 77 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.78395,-91.38927)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38044300)
- [All lakes in Lake County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/bog-lake)*