---
type: lake
name: "Leo Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 102
max_depth_ft: 28
latitude: 48.05533
longitude: -90.47536
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "16019800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/leo-lake
---

# Leo Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 102 acres
- **Max Depth**: 28 ft
- **Average Depth**: 17 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 13.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Leo Lake is a 102-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 28 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 17 feet, and has roughly 2.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 13.2 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including smallmouth bass and rainbow trout. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. 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.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Smallmouth Bass, Rainbow Trout, Green Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Moss Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/moss-lake) - 0.8 miles, 254 acres
- [Poplar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/poplar-lake) - 1.7 miles, 764 acres
- [Duncan Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/duncan-lake) - 1.8 miles, 477 acres
- [Hungry Jack Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/hungry-jack-lake) - 1.8 miles, 474 acres
- [Swamp Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/swamp-lake) - 1.9 miles, 181 acres
- [Partridge Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/partridge-lake) - 2.1 miles, 118 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.05533,-90.47536)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16019800)
- [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/leo-lake)*