---
type: lake
name: "Pine Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 98
max_depth_ft: 34
latitude: 47.89535
longitude: -90.40807
lake_score: 43
dnr_lake_id: "16019400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-lake-grand-marais
---

# Pine Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 98 acres
- **Max Depth**: 34 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 43/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Pine Lake is a 98-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 34 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 3 fish species here, including bluegill 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 2018.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. 2 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## 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**: 3
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2018
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Bluegill, Splake, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [West Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/west-twin-lake) - 0.6 miles, 134 acres
- [East Twin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-twin-lake) - 1.1 miles, 173 acres
- [Kemo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kemo-lake) - 1.2 miles, 189 acres
- [Junco Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/junco-lake) - 2.4 miles, 41 acres
- [Two Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/two-island-lake) - 3.1 miles, 754 acres
- [Musquash Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/musquash-lake) - 3.3 miles, 131 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.89535,-90.40807)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16019400)
- [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/pine-lake-grand-marais)*