---
type: lake
name: "Little Iron Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 115
max_depth_ft: 18
latitude: 48.0652
longitude: -90.64417
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "16035500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-iron-lake
---

# Little Iron Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 115 acres
- **Max Depth**: 18 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 5.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Iron Lake is an 115-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 18 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 5.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, bluegill, yellow perch, and rock bass. 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 2023.

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 7
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Green Sunfish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rush-lake) - 1.9 miles, 261 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/iron-lake) - 2 miles, 122 acres
- [Banadad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/banadad-lake) - 2 miles, 178 acres
- [Tucker Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tucker-lake) - 2 miles, 147 acres
- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/loon-lake) - 2.4 miles, 1,095 acres
- [Mayhew Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mayhew-lake) - 2.6 miles, 221 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.0652,-90.64417)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16035500)
- [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-iron-lake)*