---
type: lake
name: "Pigs Eye Lake"
county: "Ramsey"
nearest_town: "Highwood"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 674
max_depth_ft: 4
latitude: 44.91168
longitude: -93.02742
lake_score: 30
dnr_lake_id: "62000400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pigs-eye-lake
---

# Pigs Eye Lake

Lake in Ramsey County, Minnesota, near Highwood

- **Surface Area**: 674 acres
- **Max Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.9 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 30/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pigs Eye Lake is a 674-acre lake near Highwood in Ramsey County, Minnesota. It reaches 4 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.9 miles of shoreline. By surface area it ranks No. 2 among the 20 Ramsey 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, Picnicking

## Amenities

Picnic Area

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Battle Creek](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/battle-creek) - 3.5 miles, 106 acres
- [Tanners Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/washington-county/tanners-lake) - 3.7 miles, 74 acres
- [Pickerel Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/pickerel-lake) - 4.6 miles, 114 acres
- [Lake Phalen](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/lake-phalen) - 5.4 miles, 198 acres
- [Rogers Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/dakota-county/rogers-lake) - 6 miles, 102 acres
- [Keller Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/keller-lake) - 6.7 miles, 73 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=44.91168,-93.02742)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=62000400)
- [All lakes in Ramsey County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/ramsey-county/pigs-eye-lake)*