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Mirror Lake

Carp Lake, Michigan — Ontonagon County.

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91Surface acres
1.3 miShoreline trails

Surface area: The USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (NHD Permanent ID 123147023).

Location & fast facts

Where Mirror Lake is in Michigan

The red circle marks Mirror Lake.

Fast facts

About Mirror Lake

  • County: Ontonagon
  • Town: Carp Lake
  • Mapped as: Lake or pond (USGS National Hydrography Dataset)
  • Distance: about 451 mi from Detroit and 330 mi from Grand Rapids and 114 mi from Marquette, straight-line (not driving distance)

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

Fishing in Michigan

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

Good for & watch for

Good for

  • Fishing. Splake
  • Walking. 1.3 mi of trail near the shore (trails)
  • Camping. 10 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 data (Michigan DNR)

Fish species stocked here by the Michigan DNR since 2010: Splake.

Stocked: 2010–2026, 16 years; 45,954 fish in all, fry included

Source: Michigan Department of Natural Resources: Fish Stocking Database (records for Mirror Lake, Ontonagon County, since 2010). These are stocking records, not a full fish survey; other species also live here.

Lake map

Mirror Lake shoreline

¼ mileN

No public access sites are listed for this water in the Michigan DNR boating access sites data.

Shoreline trail

Shoreline: USGS National Hydrography Dataset (NHD Waterbody, Permanent ID 123147023), public domain. State outline: U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb. Points: Michigan DNR boating access sites. Dashed trails: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Interactive map: Leaflet with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Not for navigation.

Shoreline trails

1.3 miTrail within 100 m of shore
About 45%Of the shoreline
NoLoops the whole lake
North and west shoresWhere

OpenStreetMap shows about 1.3 mi of public hiking and walking trail within about 100 m (330 ft) of the Mirror Lake shoreline, mostly along the north and west shores.

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 100 m of the USGS NHD lake outline.

Campgrounds near Mirror Lake

We found 10 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles of Mirror Lake, 5 of them within 5 miles. Distances are straight-line from the nearest point on the shoreline, so driving distance is longer.

4 more within 15 miles

All campgrounds & RV parks in Michigan

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 (46.7614, -89.7684). The nearest station may be several miles away. NWS forecast for Mirror 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 Mirror 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 ET (America/Detroit), and accurate to within a few minutes.

    Contact & official info

    Questions about Mirror Lake

    How big is Mirror Lake?

    Mirror Lake covers about 91 acres in Carp Lake, Michigan (Ontonagon County).

    What fish are in Mirror Lake?

    Michigan DNR stocking and lake depth records lists Splake.

    Are there campgrounds near Mirror Lake?

    Yes. We list 10 campgrounds and RV parks within 15 miles, 5 of them within 5 miles.

    What towns are on Mirror Lake?

    Mirror Lake touches Carp Lake in Ontonagon County, Michigan.

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