---
type: lake
name: "Pine Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Fairbanks"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 450
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 47.45982
longitude: -91.79378
lake_score: 44
dnr_lake_id: "69000100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/pine-lake-fairbanks
---

# Pine Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Fairbanks

- **Surface Area**: 450 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 44/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pine Lake is a 450-acre lake near Fairbanks in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2017.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2017
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Round Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/round-lake) - 1.5 miles, 327 acres
- [Seven Beaver Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/seven-beaver-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,414 acres
- [Big Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/big-lake-hoyt-lakes) - 5.5 miles, 808 acres
- [Cadotte Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cadotte-lake) - 7.8 miles, 294 acres
- [Sullivan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/lake-county/sullivan-lake) - 7.9 miles, 45 acres
- [Bassett Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/bassett-lake) - 8.1 miles, 403 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.45982,-91.79378)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69000100)
- [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/pine-lake-fairbanks)*