---
type: lake
name: "Fall Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Winton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2258
max_depth_ft: 32
latitude: 47.94921
longitude: -91.74854
lake_score: 67
dnr_lake_id: "38081100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/fall-lake
---

# Fall Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Winton

- **Surface Area**: 2,258 acres
- **Max Depth**: 32 ft
- **Shoreline**: 30.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 67/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fall Lake is a 2,258-acre lake near Winton in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 32 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 30.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.4 feet. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There are 3 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service and Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows Fall Lake Campground Beach on or beside the lake. Fall Lake Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 28, based on 130 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 3 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Canoe Tripping, Swimming, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Swim Beach, Campground

### Beaches

- Fall Lake Campground Beach

### Campgrounds

- Fall Lake Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 28
- **Years of record**: 130
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-27
- **Latest**: 1950-05-19

## Nearby Lakes

- [Browns Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/browns-lake) - 0.9 miles, 219 acres
- [Garden Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/garden-lake) - 1.8 miles, 653 acres
- [Stub Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stub-lake) - 2 miles, 89 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/cedar-lake) - 2.1 miles, 465 acres
- [Newton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/newton-lake) - 2.7 miles, 516 acres
- [Farm Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/farm-lake) - 3.6 miles, 1,292 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.94921,-91.74854)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38081100)
- [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/fall-lake)*