Portagr

Interactive map centred on McFarland Lake, showing the lake outline with its campsites, portages and nearby entry points marked. Every campsite and portage plotted here is also listed in text further down this page, with the same links.

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Lake · Gunflint Trail Ranger District

McFarland Lake

386 acres · Cook County · near Hovland

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386 ac
Surface area
49 ft
Max depth
8
Fish species · from DNR surveys

Routes through McFarland Lake

LoopModerate

Mountain Lake Loop

# Mountain Lake Loop ## Overview The Mountain Lake Loop begins and ends at Entry Point 62 on Clearwater Lake, a large motor…

3 days38.5 miHeavy portage
Clearwater Lake · Gunflint Trail
LoopChallenging

East Bearskin to Pine Lake Loop

# East Bearskin to Pine Lake Loop ## Overview The East Bearskin to Pine Lake Loop begins and ends at Entry Point 64 on East…

3–5 days29.9 miHeavy portage
East Bearskin Lake · Gunflint Trail
LoopChallenging

John Lake to Clearwater Lake

# John Lake to Clearwater Lake ## Overview The John Lake to Clearwater Lake route begins and ends at Entry Point 69 on John…

4–6 days24.6 miHeavy portage
John Lake · Gunflint Trail

Portages off McFarland Lake

Connects toRodsLength
Pine Lake9149 ft
East Pike Lake2510.8 mi

Fishing

Species recorded by Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys.

Cisco speciesLake whitefishNorthern pikeSmallmouth bassWalleyeYellow perchBurbotWhite sucker
49 ft
Maximum depth
203 ac
Littoral — 53% of the lake is shallow
7.3 mi
Shoreline

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Outfitters nearby

Clearwater Outfitters14 mi · issues permits · full outfitting · 218-260-2253
Bearskin Lodge15 mi · issues permits · full outfittingHungry Jack Outfitters17 mi · issues permits · full outfitting

Lake data sourced from MN DNR LakeFinder · DOW 16002700