Otter Tail River, Hwy 72, Riverside Public Water Access Site

Otter Tail Lake · Perham, Otter Tail County

Otter Tail River, Hwy 72, Riverside Public Water Access Site is a trailer boat ramp on Otter Tail Lake in Perham, Minnesota, with 4 trailer parking spaces and no restrooms. It is managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails.

Launch: Trailer launch
Lanes: 1
Trailer parking: 4 spaces
Restroom: No
Dock: No
Lake size: 14,025 acres
Nearest town: 17 mi from Fergus Falls

Managed by DNR Division of Parks and Trails

Directions: 4 mi N of the city of Battle Lake on MN Hwy 78, then 1 mi W and N on Cnty Rd 72.

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Near this ramp

Bait, tackle and outdoor

Ben's Bait Shop 5.8 mi

Gas

Cenex 5.8 mi
Sinclair 5.8 mi

Campgrounds

Glendalough State Park Cart-in Campground 3.8 mi
Glendalough State Park Canoe Campsite 4.4 mi

Places © OpenStreetMap contributors. Call ahead for hours.

Fish in Otter Tail Lake

Yellow Perch
Bluegill
Black Crappie
Largemouth Bass
Common Carp
Walleye
Pumpkinseed
Brown Bullhead
Yellow Bullhead
Black Bullhead

Also recorded:

White Sucker
Greater Redhorse
Shorthead Redhorse
Tadpole Madtom
Iowa Darter
Banded Killifish

Minnesota state records for these fish

Fish	Record	Year	Caught in
Common Carp	55 lb 5 oz	1952	Clearwater Lake
Walleye	17 lb 8 oz	1979	Seagull River at Saganaga Lake
Largemouth Bass	8 lb 15 oz	2005	Auburn Lake
Brown Bullhead	7 lb 1 oz	1974	Shallow Lake
Black Crappie	5 lb	1940	Vermillion River
Black Bullhead	3 lb 13 oz	1997	Reno Lake
Yellow Bullhead	3 lb 10 oz	2002	Lake Osakis
Yellow Perch	3 lb 4 oz	1945	Lake Plantagenet
Bluegill	2 lb 13 oz	1948	Alice Lake
Pumpkinseed	1 lb 5 oz	1999	Leech Lake

From official Minnesota record lists: source source

Species recorded here since 1990 (GBIF). Check state regulations for seasons and limits.

Before you launch in Minnesota

🧼 Boaters must allow inspection at staffed accesses, and inspectors can require decontamination before launch.

Minnesota boating laws: education, age limits and life jackets

Links go to official Minnesota agency pages.

All 5 ramps on Otter Tail Lake · All ramps in Otter Tail County

New to launching? Read how to launch a boat and ramp etiquette.

Nearby boat ramps

Otter Tail Lake, Riverside Public Water Access Site 0.0 mi
Otter Tail Lake (W) Public Water Access Site 0.7 mi
Deer Lake Public Water Access Site #2 1.3 mi
Brown Lake Public Water Access Site 1.5 mi
Silver Lake Public Water Access Site #6 3.1 mi
Twin Lake Public Water Access Site #2 3.6 mi

Page updated Oct 27, 2026. Ramp details from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and OpenStreetMap.

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