---
type: lake
name: "Bearskin Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 509
max_depth_ft: 78
latitude: 48.06701
longitude: -90.42458
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "16022800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bearskin-lake
---

# Bearskin Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 509 acres
- **Max Depth**: 78 ft
- **Average Depth**: 31 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Bearskin Lake is a 509-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 78 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 31 feet, and has roughly 8.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19.4 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, yellow perch, and lake trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the US Forest Service and Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 9
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Rainbow Smelt

## Nearby Lakes

- [Hungry Jack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/hungry-jack-lake) - 0.8 miles, 474 acres
- [Daniels Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/daniels-lake) - 1.2 miles, 509 acres
- [Aspen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/aspen-lake) - 1.8 miles, 141 acres
- [Flour Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/flour-lake) - 2.1 miles, 330 acres
- [Duncan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/duncan-lake) - 2.1 miles, 477 acres
- [Leo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/leo-lake) - 2.5 miles, 102 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.06701,-90.42458)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16022800)
- [All lakes in Cook County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/bearskin-lake)*