Public accessStocked 2025
Kings Lake
Stearns County
Walleye lake, Northern pike lake, Bass lake, Crappie lake, Sunfish lake
Sand Lake
Public access
Sand Lake is a 209-acre lake in Stearns County, 15 feet at its deepest. The DNR last surveyed its fish in 2012. Recorded species include walleye, northern pike, largemouth bass and crappie.
Details
- DNR lake ID
- 73019900
- County
- Stearns
- Surface area
- 209 acres
- Maximum depth
- 15 feet
- Mean depth
- 7 feet
- Shallow water (littoral) area
- 209 acres, 100% of the lake
- Shoreline
- 2.7 miles
- Average water clarity
- 3.0 feet (Secchi disk, 1 readings)
- Nearest town (DNR)
- Albany
- Latest DNR fish survey
- June 2012, population assessment
- Surveys on record
- 3, since 1988
- Game fish caught in the 2012 survey
- black crappie 2,862, bluegill 158, largemouth bass 3, hybrid sunfish 2, yellow perch 1, northern pike 1, walleye 1
- Fish species recorded
- black crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, largemouth bass, northern pike, pumpkinseed, walleye, yellow perch, and 8 other species
- Sand Lake Public Water Access Site
- trailer launch, concrete slab ramp, 1 dock, 8 trailer spaces, run by DNR Division of Parks and Trails
- Fish consumption
- Follow the statewide guidelines; fish from this lake have not been tested
- Size
- 100 to 499 acres
- Deepest point
- 15 to 29 feet
- Public access
- Yes
Sources
- Minnesota DNR LakeFinder
Checked September 24, 2026 - Minnesota DNR Public Water Access Sites
Checked September 24, 2026
Survey catches show what DNR nets and electrofishing found on the survey date, not how the fishing is today. Check the current regulations and the Department of Health advice before you keep fish, and confirm access conditions before you tow a boat.