---
type: lake
name: "Echo Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 121
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.95363
longitude: -90.61451
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "16026600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/echo-lake
---

# Echo Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 121 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Echo Lake is a 121-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.4 miles of shoreline. 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 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1991.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 7 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## 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**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1991
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Vernon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/vernon-lake) - 1.9 miles, 240 acres
- [Winchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/winchell-lake) - 2.8 miles, 876 acres
- [Brule Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/brule-lake) - 2.9 miles, 4,327 acres
- [Star Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/star-lake) - 3.6 miles, 107 acres
- [Henson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/henson-lake) - 4 miles, 111 acres
- [Swan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swan-lake) - 4.1 miles, 199 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.95363,-90.61451)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16026600)
- [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/echo-lake)*