---
type: lake
name: "Devil Track Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1876
max_depth_ft: 50
latitude: 47.82311
longitude: -90.42507
lake_score: 68
dnr_lake_id: "16014300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devil-track-lake
---

# Devil Track Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 1,876 acres
- **Max Depth**: 50 ft
- **Shoreline**: 17.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.3 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 68/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Devil Track Lake is a 1,876-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 50 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 17.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.3 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2024.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Devil Track Lake Campground is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around May 7, based on 35 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**: 9
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Carry-In Access, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Devil Track Lake Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Lake Whitefish, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: May 7
- **Years of record**: 35
- **Earliest**: 2010-04-10
- **Latest**: 2014-05-20

## Nearby Lakes

- [Junco Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/junco-lake) - 2.8 miles, 41 acres
- [Binagami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/binagami-lake) - 3.6 miles, 117 acres
- [Two Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/two-island-lake) - 4 miles, 754 acres
- [Dick Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/dick-lake) - 4.3 miles, 127 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais) - 5.1 miles, 98 acres
- [McDonald Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mcdonald-lake) - 5.4 miles, 86 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.82311,-90.42507)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16014300)
- [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/devil-track-lake)*