---
type: lake
name: "Turtle Lake"
county: "Polk"
nearest_town: "Fosston"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 525
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.61368
longitude: -95.6703
lake_score: 29
dnr_lake_id: "60003200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/turtle-lake
---

# Turtle Lake

Lake in Polk County, Minnesota, near Fosston

- **Surface Area**: 525 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.7 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 29/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Turtle Lake is a 525-acre lake near Fosston in Polk County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.7 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 3 among the 13 Polk County lakes in this directory.

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

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Whitefish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/whitefish-lake) - 2 miles, 243 acres
- [Cross Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/cross-lake) - 2.2 miles, 320 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/spring-lake) - 7.4 miles, 134 acres
- [Hill River](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/hill-river) - 7.8 miles, 102 acres
- [Sand Hill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county/sand-hill-lake) - 8.1 miles, 479 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/pine-lake) - 8.6 miles, 1,236 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.61368,-95.6703)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=60003200)
- [All lakes in Polk County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/polk-county)

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