---
type: lake
name: "White Sand Lake"
county: "Crow Wing"
nearest_town: "Baxter"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 415
max_depth_ft: 27
latitude: 46.3519
longitude: -94.28723
lake_score: 57
dnr_lake_id: "18037900"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/white-sand-lake
---

# White Sand Lake

Lake in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, near Baxter

- **Surface Area**: 415 acres
- **Max Depth**: 27 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 10.8 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 57/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

White Sand Lake is a 415-acre lake near Baxter in Crow Wing County, Minnesota. It reaches 27 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 10.8 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

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. The lake is listed as infested with Eurasian watermilfoil and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 13, based on 52 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

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

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

## Invasive Species

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

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 13
- **Years of record**: 52
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-06
- **Latest**: 2013-05-12

## Nearby Lakes

- [Perch Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/perch-lake) - 1.3 miles, 266 acres
- [Whipple Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/whipple-lake) - 1.4 miles, 301 acres
- [Red Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/red-sand-lake) - 1.5 miles, 521 acres
- [Wise Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/wise-lake) - 3.9 miles, 135 acres
- [Hardy Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/hardy-lake) - 4.3 miles, 105 acres
- [Dade Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/cass-county/dade-lake) - 4.3 miles, 99 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.3519,-94.28723)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=18037900)
- [All lakes in Crow Wing County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/crow-wing-county/white-sand-lake)*