---
type: lake
name: "Trout Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 259
max_depth_ft: 77
latitude: 47.87022
longitude: -90.17259
lake_score: 58
dnr_lake_id: "16004900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/trout-lake
---

# Trout Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 259 acres
- **Max Depth**: 77 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.3 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 18.6 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 58/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Trout Lake is a 259-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 77 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.3 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 18.6 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including yellow perch, lake trout, rainbow trout, and brook trout. 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 2025.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. A campground is 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. Ice typically goes out around May 6, based on 8 years of DNR ice-out records.

## 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**: 6
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access, Campground

## Fish Species

Yellow Perch, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Rainbow Smelt, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: May 6
- **Years of record**: 8
- **Earliest**: 2012-04-08
- **Latest**: 2014-05-21

## Nearby Lakes

- [Mink Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/mink-lake) - 2.4 miles, 57 acres
- [Kimball Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kimball-lake) - 2.7 miles, 77 acres
- [Northern Light Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/northern-light-lake) - 3.8 miles, 378 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/elbow-lake-grand-marais) - 5.8 miles, 408 acres
- [Pine Mountain Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/pine-mountain-lake) - 6 miles, 106 acres
- [Tom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tom-lake) - 6.5 miles, 404 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.87022,-90.17259)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16004900)
- [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/trout-lake)*