---
type: lake
name: "Pike Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 814
max_depth_ft: 45
latitude: 47.76571
longitude: -90.5959
lake_score: 65
dnr_lake_id: "16025200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pike-lake
---

# Pike Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 814 acres
- **Max Depth**: 45 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 65/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pike Lake is an 814-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 45 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17.1 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 7 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, brook trout, and lake whitefish. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2023.

There are 2 public boat launches (concrete surface) managed by the county and Minnesota DNR.

## Access

- **Public access**: 2 public boat launches (concrete)
- **Managed by**: county, Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

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

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Yellow Perch, Brook Trout, Lake Whitefish, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mark Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mark-lake) - 1.5 miles, 126 acres
- [Deer Yard Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/deer-yard-lake) - 2.4 miles, 343 acres
- [Holly Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/holly-lake) - 4.7 miles, 76 acres
- [Caribou Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/caribou-lake) - 4.8 miles, 721 acres
- [Mistletoe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mistletoe-lake) - 4.9 miles, 145 acres
- [Tait Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tait-lake) - 5.9 miles, 355 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.76571,-90.5959)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16025200)
- [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/pike-lake)*