---
type: lake
name: "Round Lake"
county: "Becker"
nearest_town: "Ponsford"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 1094
max_depth_ft: 69
latitude: 47.03762
longitude: -95.54128
lake_score: 72
dnr_lake_id: "03015500"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/round-lake
---

# Round Lake

Lake in Becker County, Minnesota, near Ponsford

- **Surface Area**: 1,094 acres
- **Max Depth**: 69 ft
- **Shoreline**: 5.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 12.1 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 72/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Round Lake is a 1,094-acre lake near Ponsford in Becker County, Minnesota. It reaches 69 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 5.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 12.1 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 18 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. 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. 4 campgrounds are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. Ice typically goes out around April 21, based on 16 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**: 18
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Camping

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Campground

## Fish Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 21
- **Years of record**: 16
- **Earliest**: 1998-04-10
- **Latest**: 2022-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Ice Cracking Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/ice-cracking-lake) - 1.9 miles, 345 acres
- [Waboose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/waboose-lake) - 2.1 miles, 232 acres
- [Many Point Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/many-point-lake) - 2.8 miles, 1,701 acres
- [Little Bemidji Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/little-bemidji-lake) - 4.1 miles, 293 acres
- [Winter Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/winter-lake) - 5 miles, 117 acres
- [Elbow Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/elbow-lake) - 6 miles, 995 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.03762,-95.54128)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=03015500)
- [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/round-lake)*