---
type: lake
name: "Tucker Lake"
county: "Cook"
nearest_town: "Grand Marais"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 147
max_depth_ft: 42
latitude: 48.05659
longitude: -90.68629
lake_score: 39
dnr_lake_id: "16041700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/tucker-lake
---

# Tucker Lake

Lake in Cook County, Minnesota, near Grand Marais

- **Surface Area**: 147 acres
- **Max Depth**: 42 ft
- **Shoreline**: 8.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 4.2 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Portage access only
- **Lake Score**: 39/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Tucker Lake is a 147-acre lake near Grand Marais in Cook County, Minnesota. It reaches 42 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 8.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 4.2 feet. Access is by portage through Superior National Forest; most lakes reached this way lie in or beside the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, where an entry permit is required.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 6 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2013.

Public access is by portage — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch.

## Access

- **Public access**: Portage access only
- **Managed by**: county, US Forest Service
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses
- **Wilderness permit**: BWCAW entry permit required

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 6
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2013
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Canoe Tripping

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

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

## Nearby Lakes

- [Loon Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/loon-lake) - 1.5 miles, 1,095 acres
- [Banadad Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/banadad-lake) - 1.7 miles, 178 acres
- [Little Iron Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/little-iron-lake) - 2 miles, 115 acres
- [Gunflint Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/gunflint-lake) - 2.9 miles, 4,009 acres
- [Rush Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/rush-lake) - 3.3 miles, 261 acres
- [Kiskadinna Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cook-county/kiskadinna-lake) - 3.5 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.05659,-90.68629)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=16041700)
- [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/tucker-lake)*