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Lakes Near Fairbanks, Alaska

26 counted Alaska lakes sit within 60 miles of Fairbanks - the largest is Minto Lakes at 2,677 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Minto Lakes	Yukon-Koyukuk	31 mi	2,677 acres	-
Harding Lake	Fairbanks North Star	38 mi	2,260 acres	-
Birch Lake	Fairbanks North Star	48 mi	774 acres	-
Grassy Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	54 mi	672 acres	-
Blair Lakes	Fairbanks North Star	35 mi	624 acres	-
Big Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	39 mi	492 acres	-
Lunch Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	47 mi	317 acres	-
Blair Lakes	Fairbanks North Star	34 mi	274 acres	-
Clear Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	40 mi	245 acres	-
Chena Lake	Fairbanks North Star	15 mi	241 acres	-
Koole Lake	Southeast Fairbanks	55 mi	217 acres	-
Twomile Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	35 mi	195 acres	-
Wooden Canoe Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	37 mi	176 acres	-
Cod Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	42 mi	148 acres	-
Chisholm Lake	Fairbanks North Star	48 mi	90 acres	-
Beaver Dam Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	37 mi	68 acres	-
Long Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	42 mi	58 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Fairbanks North Star	20 mi	55 acres	-
Little Lake	Fairbanks North Star	38 mi	51 acres	-
Polaris Lake	Fairbanks North Star	22 mi	51 acres	-
Brown Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	51 mi	46 acres	-
Linder Lakes	Yukon-Koyukuk	44 mi	45 acres	-
Linder Lakes	Yukon-Koyukuk	44 mi	41 acres	-
Manchu Lake	Fairbanks North Star	22 mi	37 acres	-
All Hand Help Lake	Yukon-Koyukuk	39 mi	34 acres	-
Smith Lake	Fairbanks North Star	5 mi	27 acres	-

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.