---
type: lake
name: "Little Sand Lake"
county: "Hubbard"
nearest_town: "Dorset"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 410
max_depth_ft: 80
latitude: 46.99047
longitude: -94.9324
lake_score: 75
dnr_lake_id: "29015000"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/little-sand-lake
---

# Little Sand Lake

Lake in Hubbard County, Minnesota, near Dorset

- **Surface Area**: 410 acres
- **Max Depth**: 80 ft
- **Average Depth**: 22 ft
- **Shoreline**: 6.4 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 17.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 75/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Little Sand Lake is a 410-acre lake near Dorset in Hubbard County, Minnesota. It reaches 80 feet at its deepest point, with an average depth of about 22 feet, and has roughly 6.4 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 17.9 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 16 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth 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 2022.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. OpenStreetMap shows a swim beach on or beside the lake. 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 18, based on 19 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

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

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 16
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2022
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Boating, Paddling, Swimming

## Amenities

Boat Ramp, Swim Beach

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, Green Sunfish, 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 18
- **Years of record**: 19
- **Earliest**: 2010-04-02
- **Latest**: 2008-05-06

## Nearby Lakes

- [Boulder Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/boulder-lake) - 1.6 miles, 341 acres
- [Big Sand Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/big-sand-lake) - 1.8 miles, 1,639 acres
- [Emma Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/emma-lake) - 2 miles, 78 acres
- [Ojibway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/ojibway-lake) - 2.5 miles, 184 acres
- [Lower Bottle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/lower-bottle-lake) - 2.7 miles, 641 acres
- [Dead Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/hubbard-county/dead-lake) - 2.9 miles, 131 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.99047,-94.9324)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=29015000)
- [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/little-sand-lake)*