---
type: lake
name: "Jack Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 113
max_depth_ft: 10
latitude: 47.89954
longitude: -90.79471
lake_score: 31
dnr_lake_id: "16052100"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/jack-lake
---

# Jack Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 113 acres
- **Max Depth**: 10 ft
- **Average Depth**: 5 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 6.4 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 31/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Jack Lake is an 113-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 10 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 5 feet, and has roughly 6.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 6.4 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. 4 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

- [Kelly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kelly-lake) - 1.9 miles, 173 acres
- [Burnt Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/burnt-lake) - 2.5 miles, 358 acres
- [South Temperance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-temperance-lake) - 2.5 miles, 214 acres
- [Vern Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/vern-lake) - 3.1 miles, 123 acres
- [North Temperance Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-temperance-lake) - 3.5 miles, 185 acres
- [Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pipe-lake) - 3.6 miles, 285 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.89954,-90.79471)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16052100)
- [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/jack-lake)*