Tamarack (2010 Census 94) is on Minnesota Highway 210, approximately 30 miles from Interstate 35. Its location 50 miles from the international seaway ports of Duluth and Superior makes it a good site for a large wood products or processing business that requires extensive acreage with transportation amenities. It offers property within a tax-free JOBZ sub-zone.

The small city is close to the Big Sandy Lake/Lake Minnewawa recreational area and surrounded by many public lands.