---
type: lake
name: "Boot Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Two Inlets"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 385
max_depth_ft: 109
latitude: 47.07297
longitude: -95.26728
lake_score: 77
dnr_lake_id: "03003000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/boot-lake
---

# Boot Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Two Inlets

- **Surface Area**: 385 acres
- **Max Depth**: 109 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.8 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 77/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Boot Lake is a 385-acre lake near Two Inlets in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 109 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 6.8 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17.7 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 14 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, and pumpkinseed. The DNR has stocking records for the lake, so check the stocking report for the most recent species and year classes. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (concrete surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 14 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 14
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 14
- **Earliest**: 2017-04-06
- **Latest**: 2022-05-08

## Nearby Lakes

- [Dinner Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/dinner-lake) - 3.9 miles, 59 acres
- [Hungry Man Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/hungry-man-lake) - 4 miles, 144 acres
- [Two Inlets Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/two-inlets-lake) - 4.5 miles, 578 acres
- [Cedar Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/cedar-lake) - 4.6 miles, 103 acres
- [Hernando DeSoto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/hernando-desoto-lake) - 5.4 miles, 171 acres
- [Bass Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/bass-lake) - 5.6 miles, 204 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.07297,-95.26728)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03003000)
- [All lakes in Becker County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/boot-lake)*