---
type: lake
name: "Upper Pine Lake"
county: "Pine"
nearest_town: "Finlayson"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 233
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 46.1894
longitude: -93.0121
lake_score: 49
dnr_lake_id: "58013000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/upper-pine-lake
---

# Upper Pine Lake

Lake in Pine County, Minnesota, near Finlayson

- **Surface Area**: 233 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 49/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Upper Pine Lake is a 233-acre lake near Finlayson in Pine County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 9 feet, and has roughly 3.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.3 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 10 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 15, based on 20 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 10
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

Eurasian watermilfoil. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 15
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-07
- **Latest**: 2013-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Big Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/big-pine-lake) - 2.1 miles, 399 acres
- [Grass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/grass-lake) - 2.6 miles, 125 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/bass-lake) - 3 miles, 228 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/aitkin-county/pine-lake) - 3.1 miles, 378 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/fish-lake) - 3.4 miles, 185 acres
- [Rhine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/pine-county/rhine-lake) - 4.3 miles, 116 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.1894,-93.0121)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=58013000)
- [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/upper-pine-lake)*