---
type: lake
name: "Little Cowhorn Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 181
max_depth_ft: 12
latitude: 47.10134
longitude: -93.42201
lake_score: 25
dnr_lake_id: "31019800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cowhorn-lake
---

# Little Cowhorn Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 181 acres
- **Max Depth**: 12 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 25/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Cowhorn Lake is an 181-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 12 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline.

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.

## Access

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

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-split-hand-lake) - 2.7 miles, 244 acres
- [Hale Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/hale-lake-blackberry) - 3.6 miles, 125 acres
- [Split Hand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/split-hand-lake) - 4.2 miles, 1,374 acres
- [Rice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/rice-lake-philbin) - 5.8 miles, 135 acres
- [Shallow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/shallow-lake) - 6 miles, 539 acres
- [Carlson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/carlson-lake) - 6 miles, 188 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.10134,-93.42201)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31019800)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/little-cowhorn-lake)*