---
type: lake
name: "Scalp Lake"
county: "Otter Tail"
nearest_town: "Frazee"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 254
max_depth_ft: 90
latitude: 46.69386
longitude: -95.77962
lake_score: 67
dnr_lake_id: "56035800"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/scalp-lake
---

# Scalp Lake

Lake in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, near Frazee

- **Surface Area**: 254 acres
- **Max Depth**: 90 ft
- **Shoreline**: 2.5 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 19.7 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: 1 public boat launch (concrete)
- **Lake Score**: 67/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)

## About

Scalp Lake is a 254-acre lake near Frazee in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. It reaches 90 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 2.5 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 19.7 feet, which is exceptionally clear for Minnesota.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 13 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 zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 20, based on 18 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**: 13
- **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, Tullibee (Cisco), Rock Bass, 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 20
- **Years of record**: 18
- **Earliest**: 2024-03-24
- **Latest**: 2022-05-07

## Nearby Lakes

- [Six Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/six-lake) - 1.1 miles, 197 acres
- [Five Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/five-lake) - 1.2 miles, 245 acres
- [Rose Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/rose-lake) - 1.9 miles, 1,200 acres
- [Wimer Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/wimer-lake) - 2.7 miles, 293 acres
- [Eagle Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/becker-county/eagle-lake) - 2.8 miles, 320 acres
- [Graham Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/otter-tail-county/graham-lake) - 2.8 miles, 217 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=46.69386,-95.77962)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=56035800)
- [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/scalp-lake)*