---
type: lake
name: "Sand Point Lake"
county: "St. Louis"
nearest_town: "Crane Lake"
lake_type: "lake"
acres: 8527
max_depth_ft: 184
latitude: 48.37085
longitude: -92.50242
lake_score: 66
dnr_lake_id: "69061700"
url: https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-point-lake
---

# Sand Point Lake

Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota, near Crane Lake

- **Surface Area**: 8,527 acres
- **Max Depth**: 184 ft
- **Shoreline**: 148 miles
- **Water Clarity**: 7.9 ft
- **Lake Type**: lake
- **Public Access**: Public access on record
- **Lake Score**: 66/100 (composite of public data, not a visitor rating)
- **Border Water**: shared with Canada

## About

Sand Point Lake is an 8,527-acre lake near Crane Lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. It reaches 184 feet at its deepest point, and has roughly 148 miles of shoreline. DNR surveys put average water clarity at about 7.9 feet. The lake is a border water shared with Canada, so different seasons, limits and licensing rules can apply on the far side.

Minnesota DNR fisheries surveys list 19 fish species here, including walleye, sauger, northern pike, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, and black crappie. Special fishing regulations apply to walleye and sauger, and they override the statewide limits. The most recent fisheries survey on file dates to 2025.

The DNR lists public water access for the lake; confirm the launch type before towing a trailer in. Partridge Point and Jensen Bay are mapped close to the shoreline for overnight stays. The lake is listed as infested with spiny waterflea and zebra mussel — clean, drain and dry your boat and gear before leaving. Ice typically goes out around April 19, based on 5 years of DNR ice-out records.

## Access

- **Public access**: Public access on record
- **Managed by**: Not recorded
- **Launch fee**: Free at DNR public water accesses

## Fishing

- **Species on DNR survey**: 19
- **Stocked**: No
- **Last DNR survey**: 2025
- **Special regulations**: Yes
- **Ice fishing**: Yes

### Special Regulations

- **Walleye and Sauger**: Combined possession limit six, only four may be walleye. All walleye from 18-26" must be immediately released. One over 26" allowed in possession.

## Activities

Fishing, Ice Fishing, Paddling, Camping, Picnicking

## Amenities

Campground, Picnic Area

### Campgrounds

- Partridge Point
- Jensen Bay
- King Pin
- Browns Bay View

## Fish Species

Walleye, Sauger, Northern Pike, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie, Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Yellow Perch, Lake Sturgeon, Burbot, Lake Whitefish, Rock Bass, Black Bullhead, Green Sunfish, Hybrid Sunfish, Mooneye, Rainbow Smelt, White Sucker

## Invasive Species

spiny waterflea, zebra mussel. Clean, drain and dry boats and gear before leaving.

## Ice-Out

- **Median ice-out**: April 19
- **Years of record**: 5
- **Earliest**: 2012-03-27
- **Latest**: 2014-05-14

## Nearby Lakes

- [Little Trout Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/little-trout-lake-crane-lake) - 2 miles, 272 acres
- [Mukooda Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/mukooda-lake) - 2.5 miles, 774 acres
- [O'Leary Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/o-leary-lake) - 3.5 miles, 202 acres
- [Johnson Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/johnson-lake) - 4.8 miles, 1,736 acres
- [Spring Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/spring-lake) - 5.9 miles, 219 acres
- [Crane Lake](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/crane-lake) - 6.5 miles, 2,921 acres

## Links

- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=48.37085,-92.50242)
- [Minnesota DNR LakeFinder](https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/lakefind/lake.html?id=69061700)
- [All lakes in St. Louis County](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county)

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*Source: [MinneLakes.org](https://www.minnelakes.org/lakes/st-louis-county/sand-point-lake)*