---
type: lake
name: "Grace Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Forest Center"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 433
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 47.87107
longitude: -90.96599
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "16065700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/grace-lake
---

# Grace Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Forest Center

- **Surface Area**: 433 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Grace Lake is a 433-acre lake near Forest Center in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, and smallmouth bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 8 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Permit or fee required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Beth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/beth-lake) - 1.3 miles, 170 acres
- [Phoebe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/phoebe-lake) - 2.2 miles, 610 acres
- [Alton Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/alton-lake) - 2.6 miles, 969 acres
- [Kelso Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kelso-lake) - 3.6 miles, 133 acres
- [Sawbill Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/sawbill-lake) - 4.4 miles, 834 acres
- [Wine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/wine-lake) - 5.3 miles, 268 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.87107,-90.96599)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16065700)
- [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/grace-lake)*