---
type: lake
name: "Big Pine Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Finlayson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 399
max_depth_ft: 25
latitude: 46.20815
longitude: -93.04538
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "58013800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/big-pine-lake
---

# Big Pine Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Finlayson

- **Surface Area**: 399 acres
- **Max Depth**: 25 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Big Pine Lake is a 399-acre lake near Finlayson in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 25 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 5.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. 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 2025.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Waldheim Resort is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 18, based on 62 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Waldheim Resort

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, Shorthead Redhorse, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 18
- **Years of record**: 62
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-11
- **Latest**: 1975-05-02

## Nearby Lakes

- [Upper Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/upper-pine-lake) - 2.1 miles, 233 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/pine-lake) - 2.2 miles, 378 acres
- [Rhine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/rhine-lake) - 2.9 miles, 116 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/bass-lake) - 3.7 miles, 228 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/grass-lake) - 4.6 miles, 125 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/fish-lake) - 5.1 miles, 185 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.20815,-93.04538)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58013800)
- [All lakes in Pine County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county)

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