---
type: lake
name: "Hog Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Tofte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 128
max_depth_ft: 7
latitude: 47.78127
longitude: -90.96321
lake_score: 28
dnr_lake_id: "16065300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/hog-lake
---

# Hog Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Tofte

- **Surface Area**: 128 acres
- **Max Depth**: 7 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.3 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 28/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hog Lake is a 128-acre lake near Tofte in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 7 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 4.3 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including northern pike and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1994.

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**: 3
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1994
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Timber Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/timber-lake) - 2.5 miles, 278 acres
- [Frear Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/frear-lake) - 3.2 miles, 317 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake) - 4.3 miles, 528 acres
- [Toohey Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/toohey-lake) - 4.3 miles, 369 acres
- [Finger Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/finger-lake) - 4.4 miles, 204 acres
- [Beth Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/beth-lake) - 5.4 miles, 170 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.78127,-90.96321)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16065300)
- [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/hog-lake)*