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Bingshick Lake

West Cook, Minnesota — Cook County.

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44Surface acres
0.8 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 80995105).

Location & fast facts

Where Bingshick Lake is in Minnesota

The red circle marks Bingshick Lake.

Fast facts

About Bingshick Lake

  • County: Cook
  • Town: West Cook
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 242 mi from Minneapolis and 106 mi from Duluth, straight-line (not driving distance)

Towns and counties: U.S. Census Bureau boundaries overlaid on the USGS lake outline.

Fishing in Minnesota

Official Minnesota DNR pages. Rules and fees change; check before you go.

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Fishing. Brook trout and White sucker
  • Walking. 0.8 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 19 campgrounds within 15 mi (list)

Watch for

  • Cold water. Water stays cold well into late spring and turns cold again in fall. Wear a life jacket when paddling in the shoulder seasons.

Built only from the data on this page: official access lists, OpenStreetMap beaches and trails, campground listings, state and USGS invasive-species records. We don't rate crowds or water quality.

Official lake survey (Minnesota DNR)

37 ftMaximum depth
46Acres (state figure)

Fish species found in Minnesota DNR lake surveys: Brook trout, White sucker.

Average depth not published.

Shallow (littoral) area: 22 of 46 acres

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources LakeFinder record for Bingshick Lake (DOW 16062700), with lake survey reports, depth maps and stocking history. Acreage here can differ slightly from our mapped outline.

Lake map

Bingshick Lake shoreline

¼ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the Minnesota DNR public water access sites (Minnesota Geospatial Commons) data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 80995105), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Minnesota DNR public water access sites (Minnesota Geospatial Commons). Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

0.8 miTrail within 80 m of shore
About 60%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North shoreWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 0.8 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 80 m (260 ft) of the Bingshick Lake shoreline, mostly along the north shore. They follow about 60% of the shore, so you can walk most of the way around but not a full loop.

Trails along the shore

The dashed brown line on the lake map shows these trails. We include paths, footways and marked trails that OpenStreetMap doesn't mark as private, and leave out roads, sidewalks and snowmobile corridors. Mapped trails can still cross private land or close for the season, and not every trail is mapped, so follow posted signs.

Trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL). Map data as of Oct 9, 2026. Trail lengths count only the parts within about 80 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Bingshick Lake

We found 19 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Bingshick Lake, 2 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

13 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Minnesota

Green tent icons on the lake map mark campgrounds near the shore, and the interactive map shows the closest 12. Amenities are listed only where a source records them; call or check the campground's website before you go, since seasons and rates change every year.

Campground data: Recreation.gov (RIDB) · OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Pulled Oct 12, 2026.

Conditions right now

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Live from the National Weather Service API for the lake's coordinates (48.0838, -90.8947). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Bingshick Lake. No live water-temperature sensor is shown because we haven't found a public one for this lake.

Sun, moon & best fishing times

Sun & moon at Bingshick Lake

Best fishing times

Major periodMinor periodDaylight

    Based on solunar theory, an estimate. Major periods (about 2 hours) center on when the moon is directly overhead or underfoot; minor periods (about 1 hour) center on moonrise and moonset. The 0–100 activity score rises during those periods and gets a boost near sunrise and sunset and around the new and full moon. Weather, water temperature and pressure often matter more. Sun and moon times are calculated in your browser from the lake's coordinates with standard astronomy formulas, shown in CT (America/Chicago), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Bingshick Lake

    How big is Bingshick Lake?

    Bingshick Lake covers about 44 acres in West Cook, Minnesota (Cook County).

    How deep is Bingshick Lake?

    The maximum recorded depth is 37 feet, according to the Minnesota DNR LakeFinder.

    What fish are in Bingshick Lake?

    Minnesota DNR LakeFinder lists Brook trout and White sucker.

    Are there campgrounds near Bingshick Lake?

    Yes. We list 19 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 2 of them within 5 miles.

    What towns are on Bingshick Lake?

    Bingshick Lake touches West Cook in Cook County, Minnesota.

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