---
type: lake
name: "Beauty Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Park Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 55
max_depth_ft: 53
latitude: 47.16408
longitude: -95.12381
lake_score: 60
dnr_lake_id: "29029200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/beauty-lake
---

# Beauty Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Park Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 55 acres
- **Max Depth**: 53 ft
- **Shoreline**: 1.7 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 16.5 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 60/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Beauty Lake is a 55-acre lake near Park Rapids in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 53 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 1.7 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 16.5 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including northern pike, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, and yellow perch. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2011.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the county.

## Access

- **Public access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Managed by**: county
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2011
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling

## Amenities

Boat Ramp

## Fish Species

Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lake Mary](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lake-mary) - 2.5 miles, 56 acres
- [Little Mantrap Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/little-mantrap-lake) - 3.9 miles, 381 acres
- [Alice Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/alice-lake) - 4.5 miles, 127 acres
- [Elk Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/elk-lake) - 4.8 miles, 303 acres
- [Hernando DeSoto Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/hernando-desoto-lake) - 4.9 miles, 171 acres
- [Lake Itasca](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/clearwater-county/lake-itasca) - 5.1 miles, 1,065 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.16408,-95.12381)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29029200)
- [All lakes in Hubbard County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county)

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