---
type: lake
name: "Junco Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 41
max_depth_ft: 5
latitude: 47.8608
longitude: -90.40257
lake_score: 20
dnr_lake_id: "16015900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/junco-lake
---

# Junco Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 41 acres
- **Max Depth**: 5 ft
- **Average Depth**: 3 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 2.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 20/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Junco Lake is a 41-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 5 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 3 feet, and has roughly 1.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 2.7 feet, so expect stained or algae-tinted water in summer.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 2 fish species here, including brook trout. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2012.

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**: 2012
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: No

## Activities

Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Brook Trout, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Binagami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/binagami-lake) - 2.3 miles, 117 acres
- [Pine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais) - 2.4 miles, 98 acres
- [Devil Track Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/devil-track-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,876 acres
- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake) - 3 miles, 134 acres
- [Two Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/two-island-lake) - 3.1 miles, 754 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 3.1 miles, 189 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8608,-90.40257)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16015900)
- [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/junco-lake)*