---
type: lake
name: "Dunn Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 101
max_depth_ft: 60
latitude: 48.08231
longitude: -90.51661
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "16024500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/dunn-lake
---

# Dunn Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 101 acres
- **Max Depth**: 60 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Dunn Lake is a 101-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 60 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.4 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including lake trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Portage access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Lake Trout, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/birch-lake) - 1.2 miles, 236 acres
- [Partridge Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/partridge-lake) - 1.3 miles, 118 acres
- [South Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-lake) - 1.7 miles, 1,145 acres
- [Moss Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moss-lake) - 2 miles, 254 acres
- [North Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-lake) - 2.3 miles, 2,349 acres
- [Duncan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/duncan-lake) - 2.3 miles, 477 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.08231,-90.51661)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16024500)
- [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/dunn-lake)*