---
type: lake
name: "Henson Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 111
max_depth_ft: 40
latitude: 48.01011
longitude: -90.6005
lake_score: 41
dnr_lake_id: "16031400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/henson-lake
---

# Henson Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 111 acres
- **Max Depth**: 40 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.8 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 41/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Henson Lake is an 111-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 40 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.8 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including northern pike, pumpkinseed, 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. 12 campgrounds 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**: 5
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Winchell Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/winchell-lake) - 1.2 miles, 876 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rush-lake) - 2.4 miles, 261 acres
- [Gaskin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gaskin-lake) - 2.5 miles, 372 acres
- [Meeds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/meeds-lake) - 2.6 miles, 351 acres
- [Skipper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/skipper-lake) - 2.9 miles, 107 acres
- [Banadad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/banadad-lake) - 3.4 miles, 178 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.01011,-90.6005)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16031400)
- [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/henson-lake)*