Best Lakes in Northern Wisconsin

Below is a list of my 50 favorite Northern Wisconsin Lakes. These are the lakes that have grown on me over the years and have reputations of being quality lakes. Feel free to contact me to see which lake may best suit your needs. Or, you can use my Lake Finder and do your own exploring. Get started by clicking on a lake name to view that lake's current listings. Happy Browsing.

Clarity: How far down you can see a secchi disk (black and white disk) on a clear day.
Depth*: Average depth of a lake. Max depth does not accurately reflect true depth of the lake.
Distance: One way distance from lake to nearest grocery store.

Lake Name	Access	Acres	Type	Town	Distance	Depth*	Clarity	Chain
Clearwater Lake	Private	358	Spring	Eagle River	6 min	22 ft	16.6 ft	No
Blue Lake	Semi-Public	441	Seepage	Minocqua	10 min	25 ft	17.6 ft	No
Two Sisters Lake	Public	719	Spring	Rhinelander	24 min	30 ft	16.6 ft	No
Katherine Lake	Public	524	Seepage	Minocqua	6 min	16 ft	17.3 ft	No
Trout Lake	Public	3,864	Drainage	Boulder Junction	10 min	49 ft	15.2 ft	No
Stormy Lake	Public	523	Seepage	Eagle River	18 min	33 ft	21.1 ft	No
White Sand Lake	Public	1,229	Drainage	Boulder Junction	8 min	24 ft	14.4 ft	No
Hasbrook Lake	Public	307	Seepage	Minocqua	18 min	30 ft	20.6 ft	No
Crab Lake	Public	909	Drainage	Boulder Junction	26 min	22 ft	13.5 ft	No
Tomahawk Lake	Public	3,462	Drainage	Minocqua	11 min	33 ft	14 ft	Minocqua
Big Muskellunge Lake	Public	897	Seepage	Boulder Junction	13 min	26 ft	11 ft	No
Upper Kaubashine Lake	Semi-Public	181	Spring	Minocqua	9 min	26 ft	13.6 ft	No
South Two Lake	Public	221	Seepage	Minocqua	23 min	26 ft	16.1 ft	No
North Two Lake	Semi-Public	150	Seepage	Minocqua	21 min	19 ft	18.1 ft	No
Little Star Lake	Public	244	Drainage	Manitowish Waters	5 min	31 ft	19.2 ft	Manitowish Waters
Papoose Lake	Public	422	Spring	Manitowish Waters	12 min	28 ft	14.7 ft	No
Squash Lake	Public	392	Seepage	Rhinelander	16 min	22 ft	18.4 ft	No
Crescent Lake	Public	626	Spring	Rhinelander	15 min	17 ft	11.5 ft	No
Lake Seventeen	Public	172	Seepage	Minocqua	12 min	20 ft	11.7 ft	No
Lake Laura	Public	628	Seepage	St. Germain	23 min	20 ft	19.6 ft	No
Black Oak Lake	Public	564	Seepage	Land O' Lakes	8 min	34 ft	14.8 ft	No
Armour Lake	Semi-Public	328	Drainage	Boulder Junction	27 min	26 ft	16.4 ft	No
Diamond Lake	Public	115	Seepage	Boulder Junction	16 min	20 ft	22.5 ft	No
Big Carr Lake	Public	209	Seepage	Minocqua	17 min	40 ft	18.1 ft	No
Sparkling Lake	Public	157	Seepage	Boulder Junction	15 min	35 ft	22 ft	No
White Sand Lake	Public	1,229	Drainage	Lac Du Flambeau	13 min	24 ft	14.4 ft	No
Carlin Lake	Semi-Public	155	Seepage	Boulder Junction	25 min	18 ft	17.4 ft	No
Sugar Camp Lake	Public	519	Seepage	Eagle River	17 min	15 ft	19.6 ft	No
Manitowish Lake	Public	506	Drainage	Manitowish Waters	6 min	23 ft	19.1 ft	Manitowish Waters
Minocqua Lake	Public	1,339	Drainage	Minocqua	4 min	23 ft	9.8 ft	Minocqua
Hodstradt Lake	Public	119	Seepage	Minocqua	17 min	21 ft	20.1 ft	No
Bolger Lake	Semi-Public	119	Seepage	Minocqua	6 min	20 ft	10 ft	No
Lower Kaubashine Lake	Public	198	Drainage	Minocqua	8 min	16 ft	12.6 ft	No
Kawaguesaga Lake	Public	700	Drainage	Minocqua	9 min	18 ft	8.6 ft	Minocqua
Fence Lake	Public	3,483	Drainage	Minocqua	18 min	37 ft	13.9 ft	Fence Lake
Rest Lake	Public	655	Drainage	Manitowish Waters	2 min	18 ft	11.1 ft	Manitowish Waters
Plummer Lake	Public	219	Seepage	Minocqua	20 min	30 ft	20.5 ft	No
Plum Lake	Public	1,108	Drainage	St. Germain	10 min	20 ft	16 ft	No
Star Lake	Public	1,206	Drainage	St. Germain	20 min	23 ft	10 ft	No
Spider Lake	Public	272	Drainage	Manitowish Waters	7 min	20 ft	11.1 ft	Manitowish Waters
North Nokomis Lake	Public	470	Spring	St. Germain	13 min	30 ft	17 ft	No
Oxbow Lake	Public	523	Drainage	Boulder Junction	33 min	15 ft	9.8 ft	No
Cranberry Lake	Public	924	Drainage	Eagle River	10 min	9 ft	6.2 ft	Eagle River
Catfish Lake	Public	978	Drainage	Eagle River	8 min	12 ft	5.6 ft	Eagle River
Planting Ground Lake	Public	1,010	Drainage	Eagle River	12 min	16 ft	6.1 ft	Three Lakes
Long Interlaken Lake	Public	380	Drainage	Lac Du Flambeau	4 min	20 ft	14.8 ft	Fence Lake
Crawling Stone Lake	Public	1,483	Drainage	Lac Du Flambeau	7 min	31 ft	13.8 ft	Fence Lake
Flambeau Lake	Public	1,166	Drainage	Lac Du Flambeau	7 min	28 ft	13.2 ft	Fence Lake
Pokegama Lake	Public	1,041	Drainage	Lac Du Flambeau	5 min	20 ft	14 ft	Fence lake
Big Stone Lake	Public	607	Drainage	Three Lakes	5 min	21 ft	8.9 ft	Three Lakes