---
type: lake
name: "Larch Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 132
max_depth_ft: 14
latitude: 48.13327
longitude: -90.81644
lake_score: 46
dnr_lake_id: "16058200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/larch-lake
---

# Larch Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 132 acres
- **Max Depth**: 14 ft
- **Average Depth**: 4 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.2 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 46/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Larch Lake is a 132-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 14 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 4 feet, and has roughly 3.2 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. Larch Lake #2 and Larch Lake #3 are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## 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**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

### Campgrounds

- Larch Lake #2
- Larch Lake #3
- Larch Lake #1

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Clove Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/clove-lake) - 1.1 miles, 160 acres
- [Granite Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/granite-lake) - 2.7 miles, 306 acres
- [Gneiss Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gneiss-lake) - 2.9 miles, 227 acres
- [Magnetic Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/magnetic-lake) - 3.4 miles, 447 acres
- [Marabaeuf Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/marabaeuf-lake) - 4.2 miles, 860 acres
- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gull-lake) - 4.3 miles, 168 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.13327,-90.81644)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16058200)
- [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/larch-lake)*