---
type: lake
name: "Sand Lake"
county: "Itasca"
nearest_town: "Grand Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 195
max_depth_ft: 58
latitude: 47.49343
longitude: -93.50516
lake_score: 62
dnr_lake_id: "31043800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids
---

# Sand Lake

Lake in Itasca County, Minnesota, near Grand Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 195 acres
- **Max Depth**: 58 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 14 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (gravel or earth)
- **Lake Score**: 62/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sand Lake is a 195-acre lake near Grand Rapids in Itasca County, Minnesota. It reaches 58 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 14 feet, clearer than most lakes in the state.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 11 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, black crappie, and bluegill. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

There is one public boat launch (gravel or earth surface) managed by the Minnesota DNR. Ice typically goes out around April 22, based on 21 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**: 11
- **Stocked**: No
- **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, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Rock Bass, Hybrid Sunfish, White Sucker

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 22
- **Years of record**: 21
- **Earliest**: 2000-04-03
- **Latest**: 1996-05-09

## Nearby Lakes

- [Lost Moose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/lost-moose-lake) - 1.3 miles, 112 acres
- [Burnt Shanty Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burnt-shanty-lake) - 1.6 miles, 198 acres
- [Cutaway Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/cutaway-lake) - 2.3 miles, 307 acres
- [Burrows Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/burrows-lake) - 2.5 miles, 306 acres
- [Black Island Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/black-island-lake) - 2.6 miles, 117 acres
- [Nose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/nose-lake) - 2.7 miles, 114 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=47.49343,-93.50516)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=31043800)
- [All lakes in Itasca County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/itasca-county/sand-lake-grand-rapids)*