---
type: lake
name: "Skipper Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Maple Hill"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 107
max_depth_ft: 30
latitude: 48.04615
longitude: -90.56841
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "16030400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/skipper-lake
---

# Skipper Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Maple Hill

- **Surface Area**: 107 acres
- **Max Depth**: 30 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 9.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Skipper Lake is a 107-acre lake near Maple Hill in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 30 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 9.5 feet.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Skipper Lake #1 is mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Campground

### Campgrounds

- Skipper Lake #1

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Meeds Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/meeds-lake) - 1.3 miles, 351 acres
- [Portage Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/portage-lake) - 1.3 miles, 128 acres
- [Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/iron-lake) - 2 miles, 122 acres
- [Birch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/birch-lake) - 2.2 miles, 236 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rush-lake) - 2.3 miles, 261 acres
- [Mayhew Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mayhew-lake) - 2.4 miles, 221 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.04615,-90.56841)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16030400)
- [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/skipper-lake)*