---
type: lake
name: "Greenwood Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 2043
max_depth_ft: 112
latitude: 47.999
longitude: -90.1741
lake_score: 75
dnr_lake_id: "16007700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/greenwood-lake
---

# Greenwood Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 2,043 acres
- **Max Depth**: 112 ft
- **Shoreline**: 23.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 75/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Greenwood Lake is a 2,043-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 112 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 23.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 9 fish species here, including northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, lake trout, brook trout, and tullibee (cisco). The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. A 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 8, based on 20 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**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Brook Trout, Tullibee (Cisco), 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 8
- **Years of record**: 20
- **Earliest**: 2012-04-10
- **Latest**: 2014-05-24

## Nearby Lakes

- [Esther Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/esther-lake) - 3.2 miles, 78 acres
- [Devilfish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devilfish-lake) - 3.3 miles, 405 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/long-lake) - 3.7 miles, 148 acres
- [Stump Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/stump-lake) - 3.8 miles, 254 acres
- [Chester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/chester-lake) - 4.3 miles, 52 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake) - 4.3 miles, 2,122 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.999,-90.1741)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16007700)
- [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/greenwood-lake)*