Best Cabin Lakes in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Top 50 lakes for a cabin or lake home. Filtered for A or B water quality, 100-5,000 acres, at least 20 ft deep, and 3+ fish species. The perfect balance of clean water, fishable size, and recreational diversity.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Area	Depth	Fish
1	Ida Lake	Douglas	MN	A	4,445.29 ac	106 ft	19
2	Pelican Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	3,961.78 ac	55 ft	20
3	Star Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	4,485.86 ac	94 ft	17
4	Big Pine Lake	Otter Tail	MN	B	4,728.22 ac	76 ft	20
5	Deer Lake	Itasca	MN	A	4,093.48 ac	121 ft	17
6	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	3,657.12 ac	75 ft	16
7	Carlos Lake	Douglas	MN	A	2,605.11 ac	163 ft	21
8	Little Big Lake	Beltrami	MN	B	3,597.95 ac	35 ft	17
9	Detroit Lake	Becker	MN	A	3,067.11 ac	89 ft	19
10	Alexander Lake	Morrison	MN	A	2,708.77 ac	64 ft	19
11	Big Lake	Beltrami	MN	B	3,597.95 ac	35 ft	17
12	Gunflint Lake	Cook	MN	A	4,009.12 ac	200 ft	12
13	Little Gunflint Lake	Cook	MN	A	4,009.12 ac	200 ft	12
14	Ball Club Lake	Itasca	MN	A	4,335.27 ac	85 ft	11
15	Boy Lake	Cass	MN	B	3,307.75 ac	45 ft	20
16	Jessie Lake	Beltrami	MN	B	3,597.95 ac	35 ft	17
17	Kabekona Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	2,433.39 ac	133 ft	20
18	Alvin Lake	Douglas	MN	B	2,605.11 ac	163 ft	21
19	White Bear Lake	Washington	MN	A	2,427.7 ac	83 ft	18
20	Clearwater Lake	Wright	MN	B	3,186.88 ac	73 ft	17
21	Bass Lake	Itasca	MN	B	2,715.14 ac	76 ft	19
22	Snowbank Lake	Lake	MN	B	4,654.83 ac	150 ft	11
23	Lizzie Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1,913.41 ac	66 ft	21
24	Edward Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	2,627.92 ac	75 ft	15
25	Swan Lake	Itasca	MN	A	2,455.53 ac	65 ft	17
26	Clitherall Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	2,539.81 ac	69 ft	16
27	Plantagenet Lake	Hubbard	MN	B	2,530.81 ac	65 ft	20
28	Cedar Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	1,725.8 ac	105 ft	22
29	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	1,595.51 ac	60 ft	21
30	Mary Lake	Douglas	MN	B	2,450.43 ac	40 ft	17
31	Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	2,221.17 ac	115 ft	14
32	White Earth Lake	Becker	MN	A	1,988.9 ac	120 ft	17
33	Big Birch Lake	Todd	MN	B	2,106.54 ac	81 ft	18
34	Bay Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	2,329.89 ac	74 ft	13
35	Washburn Lake	Cass	MN	A	1,590.19 ac	111 ft	21
36	Round Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1,650.11 ac	51 ft	20
37	Little Pine Lake	Otter Tail	MN	B	2,079.52 ac	63 ft	20
38	Le Homme Dieu Lake	Douglas	MN	B	1,800.95 ac	85 ft	20
39	East Battle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1,978.25 ac	87 ft	16
40	Potato Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	2,096.09 ac	87 ft	15
41	Trout Lake	Itasca	MN	A	1,862.07 ac	135 ft	15
42	Big Trout Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1,366.29 ac	128 ft	20
43	Farm Island Lake	Aitkin	MN	B	2,005.19 ac	56 ft	17
44	Kitchi Lake	Beltrami	MN	A	1,864.98 ac	50 ft	16
45	Melissa Lake	Becker	MN	A	1,850.16 ac	37 ft	16
46	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,638.65 ac	135 ft	16
47	Pine Mountain Lake	Cass	MN	A	1,617.31 ac	80 ft	16
48	Sturgeon Lake	Pine	MN	A	1,705.91 ac	40 ft	15
49	Marion Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1,623.77 ac	62 ft	17
50	Steamboat Lake	Cass	MN	A	1,755.67 ac	93 ft	15