---
type: lake
name: "Sand Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Pelican Rapids"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 152
max_depth_ft: 29
latitude: 46.63932
longitude: -96.05926
lake_score: 27
dnr_lake_id: "56094200"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sand-lake
---

# Sand Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Pelican Rapids

- **Surface Area**: 152 acres
- **Max Depth**: 29 ft
- **Shoreline**: 3.1 miles
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: No public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 27/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Sand Lake is a 152-acre lake near Pelican Rapids in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 29 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 3.1 miles of shoreline.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 8 fish species here, including walleye, northern pike, black crappie, bluegill, and yellow perch. 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 2004.

No public water access is on record with the DNR, so getting on the water generally depends on a resort, private landing or permission from a shoreline owner.

## Access

- **Public access**: No public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: N/A

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 8
- **Stocked**: Yes
- **Last DNR survey**: 2004
- **Special regulations**: No
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing

## Amenities

None on record

## Fish Species

Walleye, Northern Pike, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Black Bullhead, Brown Bullhead, White Sucker

## Nearby Lakes

- [Tamarac Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/tamarac-lake) - 2.1 miles, 445 acres
- [Lake Lizzie (North Portion)](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/lake-lizzie-north-portion) - 2.2 miles, 1,913 acres
- [Prairie Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/prairie-lake) - 2.7 miles, 1,004 acres
- [Fish Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/fish-lake-pelican-rapids) - 3.5 miles, 293 acres
- [Franklin Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/franklin-lake) - 4 miles, 1,088 acres
- [Pelican Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/pelican-lake) - 4.5 miles, 3,962 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.63932,-96.05926)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56094200)
- [All lakes in Otter Tail County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/sand-lake)*