Detroit Lakes

Detroit Lakes is a city in Minnesota.

Understand

Detroit Lakes is a regional summer and winter recreation destination, attracting many tourists and seasonal residents each year. Its economy is fueled by seasonal population increases, with tourism being the area's chief industry along with agriculture.

Get in

By car

U.S. Highways 10 and 59, MN Highway 34

By train

See also: Rail travel in the United States

• 1 Detroit Lakes station, 116 Pioneer Street. (updated Oct 2023)
  • Amtrak, ☏ +1 215-856-7924, toll-free: +1-800-872-7245. Operates train service around the United States of America. (updated Mar 2022) Route stopping at Detroit Lakes:
    • Empire Builder operating daily between Seattle/Portland and Chicago including stops at Spokane, Glacier National Park, Fargo, Saint Paul, and Milwaukee. The trains split into separate branches between Seattle and Spokane, and between Portland and Spokane, while operating as trains consisting of train cars from both branches between Spokane and Chicago.

By bus

• Jefferson Lines has a bus stop in Detroit Lakes.

See

• Becker County Museum, 714 Summit Ave, ☏ +1 218 847-2938. Tu-Sa 10AM-4PM. Historical museum and research library. 

Do

• WE Fest. Annual country music festival held in August. 

Eat

• The Fireside, 1462 E Shore Dr, ☏ +1 218 847-8192. 
• Sandbar II, 1150 Randolph Rd, ☏ +1 218 846-1779. M-Sa 11AM-2AM. 
• Zorbaz on the Lake, 402 W Lake Dr, ☏ +1 218 847-5305. 10AM-2AM daily. Mexican and pizza. 

Drink

• Lakeside Tavern, 200 W Lake Dr, ☏ +1 218 847-1891. Lakeside is an amazing place to eat. It is family friendly, and you can also drink there. It is better than Zorbaz, by a long shot. There is pizza with home-made crust, burgers, wings, nachos and appetizers. 

Sleep

• The Lodge on Lake Detroit, 1200 E Shore Dr, ☏ +1 218 847-8439, toll-free: +1-800-761-8439. $119+. 
• AmericInn Lodge & Suites, 777 Highway 10 East, ☏ +1 218-847-8795, toll-free: +1-877-847-8795, detroitlakes.mn@americinn.com. Check-in: 3:00 PM, check-out: 11:00 AM. (updated May 2015)

Connect

• Detroit Lakes Public Library, 1000 Washington Ave, ☏ +1 218 847-2168. M-W 10AM-9PM, Th-F 10AM-6PM, Sa 10AM-4PM. Free wifi and public computers. 

Go next

Routes through Detroit Lakes

Minot ← Fargo ←	W  E	→ Staples → St. Paul
Fargo ← Dilworth ←	W  E	→ Wadena → St. Paul
Thief River Falls ← Erskine ← Jct W E ←	N  S	→ Fergus Falls → Worthington