---
type: lake
name: "Fox Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Detroit Lakes"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 143
max_depth_ft: 24
latitude: 46.78079
longitude: -95.90832
lake_score: 42
dnr_lake_id: "03035800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/fox-lake
---

# Fox Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Detroit Lakes

- **Surface Area**: 143 acres
- **Max Depth**: 24 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.4 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Carry-in access only
- **Lake Score**: 42/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Fox Lake is a 143-acre lake near Detroit Lakes in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 24 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.4 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 1999.

Public access is carry-in only — plan on a canoe, kayak or small boat you can hand-launch. The lake is listed as infested with zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 14, based on 45 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Carry-in access only
- **Managed by**: Minnesota DNR
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 13
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 1999
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Carry-In Access

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker, Yellow Bullhead

## Invasive Species

zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 14
- **Years of record**: 45
- **Earliest**: 2000-02-28
- **Latest**: 2014-05-24

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Sallie](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/lake-sallie) - 0.8 miles, 1,280 acres
- [Munson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/munson-lake) - 1 miles, 134 acres
- [Pearl Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/pearl-lake) - 1.5 miles, 280 acres
- [Long Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/long-lake) - 2.6 miles, 415 acres
- [Meadow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/meadow-lake) - 2.6 miles, 71 acres
- [Curfman Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/curfman-lake) - 2.6 miles, 121 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.78079,-95.90832)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03035800)
- [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/fox-lake)*