---
type: lake
name: "Caribou Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 721
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 47.71111
longitude: -90.65976
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "16036000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/caribou-lake
---

# Caribou Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 721 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Caribou Lake is a 721-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8.2 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. West Lake Agnes and East Lake Agnes are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around May 5, based on 34 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

### Campgrounds

- West Lake Agnes
- East Lake Agnes

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: May 5
- **Years of record**: 34
- **Earliest**: 2012-04-03
- **Latest**: 1996-05-19

## Nearby Lakes

- [Deer Yard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/deer-yard-lake) - 3 miles, 343 acres
- [Christine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/christine-lake) - 3.6 miles, 184 acres
- [Barker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/barker-lake) - 4.2 miles, 149 acres
- [Mistletoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mistletoe-lake) - 4.5 miles, 145 acres
- [Pike Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pike-lake) - 4.8 miles, 814 acres
- [Holly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/holly-lake) - 4.9 miles, 76 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.71111,-90.65976)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16036000)
- [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)*