---
type: lake
name: "Little Gunflint Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 111
max_depth_ft: 16
latitude: 48.11523
longitude: -90.6043
lake_score: 55
dnr_lake_id: "16033000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-gunflint-lake
---

# Little Gunflint Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 111 acres
- **Max Depth**: 16 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 55/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

Little Gunflint Lake is an 111-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 16 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state. The lake is a border water shared with Canada, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including northern pike, smallmouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed, yellow perch, and rock bass. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1990.

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**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1990
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mayhew Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mayhew-lake) - 2.7 miles, 221 acres
- [South Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/south-lake) - 3 miles, 1,145 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/iron-lake) - 3.4 miles, 122 acres
- [North Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/north-lake) - 3.6 miles, 2,349 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/portage-lake) - 3.8 miles, 128 acres
- [Little Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-iron-lake) - 3.9 miles, 115 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.11523,-90.6043)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16033000)
- [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/little-gunflint-lake)*