---
type: lake
name: "Gust Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 47.86125
longitude: -90.68365
lake_score: 34
dnr_lake_id: "16038000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gust-lake
---

# Gust Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 34/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Gust Lake is a 143-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.6 feet.

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 2016.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2016
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Cascade Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-cascade-lake) - 1.7 miles, 262 acres
- [Kinogami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kinogami-lake) - 1.7 miles, 111 acres
- [East Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-pipe-lake) - 1.8 miles, 105 acres
- [Cascade Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/cascade-lake) - 2.1 miles, 452 acres
- [Lichen Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/lichen-lake) - 2.2 miles, 253 acres
- [Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pipe-lake) - 2.3 miles, 285 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.86125,-90.68365)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16038000)
- [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/gust-lake)*