---
type: lake
name: "Hernando DeSoto Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Goldenrod"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 171
max_depth_ft: 22
latitude: 47.14576
longitude: -95.22428
lake_score: 26
dnr_lake_id: "03003200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/hernando-desoto-lake
---

# Hernando DeSoto Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Goldenrod

- **Surface Area**: 171 acres
- **Max Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 7 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 26/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Hernando DeSoto Lake is a 171-acre lake near Goldenrod in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 22 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 7 miles of shoreline.

The DNR has no fish survey on file for this lake, so treat any fishing as exploratory.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Activities

Paddling

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

No DNR fish survey on file

## Nearby Lakes

- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/elk-lake) - 3 miles, 303 acres
- [Little Mantrap Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/little-mantrap-lake) - 3.5 miles, 381 acres
- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lake-mary) - 3.8 miles, 56 acres
- [Dinner Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/dinner-lake) - 4.7 miles, 59 acres
- [Beauty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/beauty-lake) - 4.9 miles, 55 acres
- [Lake Itasca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lake-itasca) - 5 miles, 1,065 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.14576,-95.22428)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03003200)
- [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/hernando-desoto-lake)*