---
type: lake
name: "Red Rock Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Tofte"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 451
max_depth_ft: 64
latitude: 48.15961
longitude: -90.976
lake_score: 59
dnr_lake_id: "16079300"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/red-rock-lake
---

# Red Rock Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Tofte

- **Surface Area**: 451 acres
- **Max Depth**: 64 ft
- **Shoreline**: 12.9 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 11 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 59/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Red Rock Lake is a 451-acre lake near Tofte in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 64 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 12.9 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 11 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, smallmouth bass, pumpkinseed, burbot, and tullibee (cisco). The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Red Rock Lake #7 and Red Rock Lake #5 are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Red Rock Lake #7
- Red Rock Lake #5
- Red Rock Lake #6
- Red Rock Lake #1

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass, Pumpkinseed, Burbot, Tullibee (Cisco), Lake Whitefish, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Nearby Lakes

- [Alpine Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/alpine-lake) - 2 miles, 909 acres
- [Grandpa Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/grandpa-lake) - 2.1 miles, 125 acres
- [Zephyr Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/zephyr-lake) - 2.7 miles, 140 acres
- [Sea Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/sea-gull-lake) - 3 miles, 3,958 acres
- [Gull Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gull-lake) - 3.6 miles, 168 acres
- [Jasper Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/jasper-lake) - 3.8 miles, 246 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.15961,-90.976)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16079300)
- [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/red-rock-lake)*