---
type: lake
name: "Star Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Lutsen"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 107
max_depth_ft: 13
latitude: 47.90677
longitude: -90.64671
lake_score: 36
dnr_lake_id: "16040500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/star-lake
---

# Star Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Lutsen

- **Surface Area**: 107 acres
- **Max Depth**: 13 ft
- **Shoreline**: 4.6 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 36/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Star Lake is a 107-acre lake near Lutsen in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 13 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 4.6 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.8 feet.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 5 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. 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 2023.

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**: 5
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2023
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Homer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/homer-lake) - 1.8 miles, 434 acres
- [Brule Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/brule-lake) - 2.4 miles, 4,327 acres
- [East Pipe Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/east-pipe-lake) - 2.5 miles, 105 acres
- [Cascade Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/cascade-lake) - 2.7 miles, 452 acres
- [Juno Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/juno-lake) - 3.3 miles, 216 acres
- [Echo Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/echo-lake) - 3.6 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.90677,-90.64671)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16040500)
- [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/star-lake)*