---
type: lake
name: "Jim Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 59
max_depth_ft: 26
latitude: 48.00198
longitude: -90.29076
lake_score: 35
dnr_lake_id: "16013500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/jim-lake
---

# Jim Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 59 acres
- **Max Depth**: 26 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 15 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 35/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Jim Lake is a 59-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 26 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 15 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including lake trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1998.

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**: 2
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1998
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Lake Trout, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Crocodile Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/crocodile-lake) - 2.9 miles, 295 acres
- [Alder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/alder-lake) - 3 miles, 529 acres
- [Lake Crystal](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/lake-crystal) - 4 miles, 206 acres
- [East Bearskin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-bearskin-lake) - 4.4 miles, 593 acres
- [Moon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moon-lake) - 4.4 miles, 148 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/caribou-lake-grand-marais) - 4.8 miles, 462 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.00198,-90.29076)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16013500)
- [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/jim-lake)*