Sawbill Lake is a lake in Cook County, Minnesota. It is a popular entry point to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in the Superior National Forest. Sawbill is a nickname of a Common Merganser Duck. There is a United States Forest Service cabin, a canoe outfitter, and a campground located at the southern end of the lake. During the Great Depression there was a Civilian Conservation Corps camp just south of the lake.

Sawbill has portages connecting it to Smoke Lake, Kelso Lake, and Alton Lake.

External Links

• Sawbill Canoe Outfitters - Outfitter located on Sawbill Lake and operates Forest Service Sawbill Lake Campground
• Sawbill Lake on the BWCAWiki
• USFS Superior National Forest

Cook County, Minnesota | Lakes of Minnesota