---
type: lake
name: "Little Stone Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Two Harbors"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 169
max_depth_ft: 17
latitude: 47.2355
longitude: -91.82166
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "69002800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-stone-lake
---

# Little Stone Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Two Harbors

- **Surface Area**: 169 acres
- **Max Depth**: 17 ft
- **Average Depth**: 9 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Stone Lake is a 169-acre lake near Two Harbors in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 17 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 10.7 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county. Ice typically goes out around April 23, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 23
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-24
- **Latest**: 2013-05-13

## Nearby Lakes

- [Stone Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/stone-lake) - 1.2 miles, 197 acres
- [Indian Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/indian-lake) - 3 miles, 57 acres
- [White Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/white-lake) - 3.3 miles, 123 acres
- [King Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/king-lake) - 3.6 miles, 318 acres
- [Stewart Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/stewart-lake) - 4.6 miles, 238 acres
- [Highland Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/highland-lake) - 4.7 miles, 111 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.2355,-91.82166)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69002800)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-stone-lake)*