---
type: lake
name: "Grandpa Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Schroeder"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 125
max_depth_ft: 55
latitude: 48.16398
longitude: -90.93115
lake_score: 45
dnr_lake_id: "16079800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/grandpa-lake
---

# Grandpa Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Schroeder

- **Surface Area**: 125 acres
- **Max Depth**: 55 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 45/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Grandpa Lake is a 125-acre lake near Schroeder in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 55 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Grandpa Lake #2 and Grandpa Lake #1 are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Grandpa Lake #2
- Grandpa Lake #1

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gull-lake) - 1.5 miles, 168 acres
- [Red Rock Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/red-rock-lake) - 2.1 miles, 451 acres
- [Sea Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/sea-gull-lake) - 2.1 miles, 3,958 acres
- [Alpine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/alpine-lake) - 3.5 miles, 909 acres
- [Paulson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/paulson-lake) - 4.6 miles, 121 acres
- [Zephyr Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/zephyr-lake) - 4.7 miles, 140 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.16398,-90.93115)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16079800)
- [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/grandpa-lake)*