---
type: lake
name: "Highland Lake"
county: "Lake"
nearest_town: "Two Harbors"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 111
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.20713
longitude: -91.73085
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "38075300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/highland-lake
---

# Highland Lake

Lake in Lake County, Minnesota, near Two Harbors

- **Surface Area**: 111 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Highland Lake is an 111-acre lake near Two Harbors in Lake County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.9 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2021.

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**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2021
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stewart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stewart-lake) - 1.7 miles, 238 acres
- [Thomas Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/thomas-lake-two-harbors) - 2.5 miles, 142 acres
- [Christianson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/christianson-lake) - 4.3 miles, 150 acres
- [Little Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-stone-lake) - 4.7 miles, 169 acres
- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/stone-lake) - 5.2 miles, 197 acres
- [King Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/king-lake) - 5.4 miles, 318 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.20713,-91.73085)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=38075300)
- [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/highland-lake)*