---
type: lake
name: "Fox Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Willow River"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 200
max_depth_ft: 14.5
latitude: 46.31314
longitude: -92.89266
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "58010200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/fox-lake
---

# Fox Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Willow River

- **Surface Area**: 200 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 3.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fox Lake is a 200-acre lake near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 3.6 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

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

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the township.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: township
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/long-lake) - 2.4 miles, 77 acres
- [Stanton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/stanton-lake) - 3.1 miles, 87 acres
- [McCormick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/mccormick-lake) - 5 miles, 61 acres
- [Dago Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/dago-lake) - 5.6 miles, 118 acres
- [Sturgeon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/sturgeon-lake) - 8 miles, 1,706 acres
- [Rhine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/rhine-lake) - 8.1 miles, 116 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.31314,-92.89266)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58010200)
- [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/fox-lake)*