| Big Lake | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) and Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Minnesota |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Carlton County |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.906 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.111 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.805 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 443 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1319 |
| Coordinates: | 46.7011°N -92.6211°W |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 2583774 |
Big Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Perch Lake Township, Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. Its population was 443 as of the 2010 census.
Carlton County Road 25 (Mission Road) and County 7 (Cary Road) are two of the main routes in the community. State Highway 210 (MN 210) and the community of Sawyer are both nearby.
Big Lake is located 10 miles west of Cloquet.
It is divided between the Carlton School District and the Cloquet School District.[3]