---
type: lake
name: "Horseshoe Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 188
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 48.00939
longitude: -90.49513
lake_score: 34
dnr_lake_id: "16024100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/horseshoe-lake
---

# Horseshoe Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 188 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 10.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 34/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Horseshoe Lake is an 188-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 10.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.5 feet.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. 10 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Vista Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/vista-lake) - 1.2 miles, 166 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/caribou-lake-2) - 1.2 miles, 246 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-lake) - 1.5 miles, 181 acres
- [Gaskin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gaskin-lake) - 2.5 miles, 372 acres
- [Poplar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/poplar-lake) - 2.7 miles, 764 acres
- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-trout-lake) - 3 miles, 127 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.00939,-90.49513)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16024100)
- [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/horseshoe-lake)*