Otter Tail County Boat Ramps, Minnesota

Otter Tail County tracks 114 public boat ramps and landings in total, spread across 93 different rivers, creeks and lakes - most notably Dead Lake (4 ramps), Long Lake (3 ramps) and Round Lake (3 ramps). Each listing below shows which waterbody it's on, so you can tell at a glance which ones actually connect.

Sourced from official state and federal agency records, last synced on a recurring schedule. Read more about how we verify this data.

114 Boat ramps
93 Waterways
No free ramps confirmed yet
Dead Lake Largest waterway

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Interactive Map of Public Boat Ramps in Otter Tail County

Explore every public boat ramp in Otter Tail County on the interactive map below. Compare launch locations, find the closest boat ramp to your destination, and open each ramp for detailed information including fees, amenities and access details.

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Waterways in Otter Tail County

These are the rivers, creeks and lakes with public boat ramps in Otter Tail County. Ramps on the same waterway don't always sit close together on a map - some of these stretch across the whole county.

Adley Lake (Lakes) 1 Anderson Lake (Lakes) 1 Anna Lake (Lakes) 1 Bass Lake (Lakes) 1 Bear Lake (Lakes) 1 Beers Lake (Lakes) 1 Big McDonald Lake (Lakes) 1 Big Pine Lake (Lakes) 2 Blanche Lake (Lakes) 1 Block Lake (Lakes) 1 Boedigheimer Lake (Lakes) 1 Buchanan Lake (Lakes) 1 Chautauqua Lake (Lakes) 1 Clear Lake (Lakes) 1 Clitherall Lake (Lakes) 1 Crystal Lake (Lakes) 1 Dead Lake (Lakes) 4 Deer Lake (Lakes) 1 Devils Lake (Lakes) 1 Donalds Lake (Lakes) 1 Eagle Lake (Lakes) 1 East Battle Lake (Lakes) 1 East Leaf Lake (Lakes) 1 East Loon Lake (Lakes) 1 East Silent Lake (Lakes) 1 East Spirit Lake (Lakes) 1 Elbow Lake (Lakes) 1 Ellingson Lake (Lakes) 1 Ethel Lake (Lakes) 1 Fish Lake (Lakes) 2 Fiske Lake (Lakes) 1 Fladmark Lake (Lakes) 1 Franklin Lake (Lakes) 2 German Lake (Lakes) 1 Heilberger Lake (Lakes) 1 Hoot Lake (Lakes) 1 Jewett Lake (Lakes) 1 Johnson Lake (Lakes) 1 Jolly Ann Lake (Lakes) 1 Leek Lake (Trowbridge) (Lakes) 1 Little McDonald Lake (Lakes) 2 Little Pine Lake (Lakes) 2 Lizzie Lake (Lakes) 1 Long Lake (Lakes) 3 Marion Lake (Lakes) 1 McDonald Lake (Lakes) 1 Middle Leaf Lake (Lakes) 1 Molly Stark Lake (Lakes) 1 Murphy Lake (Lakes) 1 Nitche Lake (Lakes) 1 North Lida Lake (Lakes) 1 North Turtle Lake (Lakes) 1 Norway Lake (Lakes) 1 Orwell Lake (Lakes) 1 Otter Tail Lake (Lakes) 3 Otter Tail River (Rivers) 2 Otter Tail River Resevoir (Rivers) 1 Ottertail River - Dayton Hollow Reservoir Lake (Reservoirs) 1 Paul Lake (Lakes) 1 Pebble Lake (Lakes) 1 Pelican Bay Lake (Bays) 1 Pelican Lake (Lakes) 2 Pickerel Lake (Lakes) 2 Pleasant Lake (Lakes) 1 Portage (main bay) Lake (Bays) 1 Prairie Lake (Lakes) 1 Rice Lake (Lakes) 1 Rose Lake (Lakes) 1 Round Lake (Lakes) 3 Rush Lake (Lakes) 2 Scalp Lake (Lakes) 1 Sewell Lake (Lakes) 1 Silver Lake (Lakes) 1 Six Lake (Lakes) 1 South Lida Lake (Lakes) 1 South Turtle Lake (Lakes) 1 Spitzer Lake (Lakes) 1 Stalker Lake (Lakes) 1 Star Lake (Lakes) 2 Stuart Lake (Lakes) 1 Swan Lake (Lakes) 1 Sybil Lake (Lakes) 1 Tamarac Lake (Lakes) 1 Tenmile Lake (Lakes) 1 Third Silver Lake (Lakes) 1 Twin Lake (Lakes) 1 Walker Lake (Lakes) 1 Wall Lake (Lakes) 1 West Battle Lake (Lakes) 2 West Leaf Lake (Lakes) 1 West Lost Lake (Lakes) 1 West McDonald Lake (Lakes) 2 West Silent Lake (Lakes) 1

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Boat ramp distribution

Boat ramps in Otter Tail County aren't spread evenly across its 93 waterways. Dead Lake has the most, with 4 launch sites, followed by Dead Lake (4 ramps), Long Lake (3 ramps) and Round Lake (3 ramps). On the other end, 77 waterways - including Rice Lake, Bass Lake and Twin Lake - have just a single public launch point each.

Frequently asked questions

We track 114 public boat ramps in Otter Tail County, spread across 93 different rivers, creeks and lakes.

We haven't confirmed any free ramps in Otter Tail County yet. Fee status is verified ramp by ramp as we check each one against the source - check the fee badge on each listing below for the latest status.

Dead Lake has the most public boat ramps we track in Otter Tail County, with 4 launch points.

Sourced from Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Data on this page was last updated September 17, 2026, based on the latest ramp data update.