---
type: lake
name: "Cameron Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Cotton"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 168
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 47.20719
longitude: -92.35737
lake_score: 24
dnr_lake_id: "69054500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake
---

# Cameron Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Cotton

- **Surface Area**: 168 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Average Depth**: 15 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.7 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 24/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Cameron Lake is a 168-acre lake near Cotton in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 15 feet, and has roughly 2.7 miles of shoreline.

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

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**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Schubert Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/schubert-lake) - 1 miles, 212 acres
- [Dinham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/dinham-lake) - 2.4 miles, 202 acres
- [Morcom Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/morcom-lake) - 3.3 miles, 206 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/long-lake-cotton) - 3.7 miles, 199 acres
- [Strand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/strand-lake) - 5 miles, 330 acres
- [Young Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/young-lake) - 5.1 miles, 132 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.20719,-92.35737)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69054500)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/cameron-lake)*