---
type: lake
name: "Sunset Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Cook"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 308
max_depth_ft: 6
latitude: 47.95051
longitude: -92.69018
lake_score: 21
dnr_lake_id: "69076400"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sunset-lake
---

# Sunset Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Cook

- **Surface Area**: 308 acres
- **Max Depth**: 6 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.5 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 21/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sunset Lake is a 308-acre lake near Cook in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 6 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.5 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 4 fish species here, including northern pike, black crappie, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 1996.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 4
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 1996
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Susan](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/lake-susan) - 2.7 miles, 276 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/elbow-lake) - 4.9 miles, 1,695 acres
- [Ban Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/ban-lake) - 6.5 miles, 389 acres
- [Winchester Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/winchester-lake) - 8.6 miles, 319 acres
- [Myrtle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/myrtle-lake) - 8.9 miles, 876 acres
- [Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/moose-lake) - 10.1 miles, 929 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.95051,-92.69018)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69076400)
- [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/sunset-lake)*