---
type: lake
name: "Mink Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 57
max_depth_ft: 15
latitude: 47.8676
longitude: -90.22381
lake_score: 40
dnr_lake_id: "16004600"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mink-lake
---

# Mink Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 57 acres
- **Max Depth**: 15 ft
- **Average Depth**: 10 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 40/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Mink Lake is a 57-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 15 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 10 feet, and has roughly 1.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.9 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including yellow perch, rainbow trout, brook trout, and splake. 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 2024.

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**: 4
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2024
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Splake

## Nearby Lakes

- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kimball-lake) - 0.5 miles, 77 acres
- [Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/trout-lake) - 2.4 miles, 259 acres
- [Northern Light Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/northern-light-lake) - 2.6 miles, 378 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake-grand-marais) - 3.5 miles, 408 acres
- [Pine Mountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-mountain-lake) - 4 miles, 106 acres
- [Binagami Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/binagami-lake) - 6.4 miles, 117 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.8676,-90.22381)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16004600)
- [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/mink-lake)*