---
type: lake
name: "Caribou Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 246
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 48.0237
longitude: -90.50983
lake_score: 35
dnr_lake_id: "16024000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/caribou-lake-2
---

# Caribou Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 246 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 35/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Caribou Lake is a 246-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7 feet.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 4 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Horseshoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/horseshoe-lake) - 1.2 miles, 188 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-lake) - 1.3 miles, 181 acres
- [Poplar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/poplar-lake) - 1.6 miles, 764 acres
- [Meeds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/meeds-lake) - 2 miles, 351 acres
- [Gaskin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gaskin-lake) - 2.3 miles, 372 acres
- [Vista Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/vista-lake) - 2.4 miles, 166 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.0237,-90.50983)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16024000)
- [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/caribou-lake-2)*