Best Cabin Lakes in Minnesota & Wisconsin

Top 50 cabin lakes — 25 from each state, ranked by clarity within grade. Filtered for A or B water quality, 100-5,000 acres, at least 20 ft deep, with documented game fish.

State-specific lists: Minnesota → Wisconsin →

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Area	Depth	Fish
1	St James Pit Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	124.18 ac	381 ft	5
2	Big Carnelian Lake	Washington	MN	A	457.03 ac	66 ft	12
3	Long Lake	Cass	MN	A	1,007.4 ac	115 ft	14
4	Sabin Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	278.87 ac	52 ft	10
5	Caribou Lake	Itasca	MN	A	246.5 ac	152 ft	7
6	Three Island Lake	Itasca	MN	A	250.26 ac	66 ft	7
7	Little Mcdonald Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	1,316.02 ac	109 ft	14
8	Bad Medicine Lake	Becker	MN	A	803.03 ac	84 ft	13
9	Serpent Lake	Crow Wing	MN	A	1,116.34 ac	65 ft	17
10	Iron Chief Complex Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	207.44 ac	262.1 ft	3
11	Big Cormorant Lake	Becker	MN	A	3,657.12 ac	75 ft	16
12	Little Wabana Lake	Itasca	MN	A	115.73 ac	57 ft	6
13	Stony Lake	Cass	MN	A	563.21 ac	50 ft	12
14	Big Sand Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,638.65 ac	135 ft	16
15	Potato Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,642.56 ac	76 ft	14
16	Turtle Lake	Becker	MN	A	196.39 ac	73 ft	13
17	Long Lost Lake	Clearwater	MN	A	539.04 ac	63 ft	11
18	Parent Lake	Lake	MN	A	450.97 ac	50 ft	9
19	Lost Lake	St. Louis	MN	A	124.07 ac	44 ft	8
20	Belle Taine Lake	Hubbard	MN	A	1,496.66 ac	56 ft	14
21	Portage Lake	Cass	MN	A	277.27 ac	84 ft	10
22	Lone Lake	Aitkin	MN	A	433.49 ac	60 ft	14
23	Eagle Lake	Otter Tail	MN	A	907.4 ac	46 ft	10
24	Peter Lake	Cook	MN	A	281.98 ac	120 ft	4
25	West Sylvia Lake	Wright	MN	A	904.39 ac	97 ft	15
26	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	WI	A	564 ac	85 ft	6
27	Bardon Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
28	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
29	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	848 ac	102 ft	5
30	Pine Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	711 ac	85 ft	5
31	Maiden Lake	Oconto	WI	A	269 ac	52 ft	4
32	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	1,250 ac	95 ft	5
33	Stone Lake	Washburn	WI	A	490 ac	49 ft	5
34	Blue Lake	Oneida	WI	A	441 ac	49 ft	4
35	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	A	2,038 ac	79 ft	5
36	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	A	468 ac	60 ft	5
37	Hart Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	257 ac	54 ft	6
38	Sea Lion Lake	Florence	WI	A	114 ac	82 ft	5
39	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	WI	A	307 ac	50 ft	5
40	Long Lake	Burnett	WI	A	222 ac	41 ft	4
41	Carlin Lake	Vilas	WI	A	155 ac	36 ft	3
42	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	3,294 ac	74 ft	6
43	Boot Lake	Oconto	WI	A	230 ac	38 ft	5
44	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	746 ac	71 ft	6
45	Pearl Lake	Waushara	WI	A	101 ac	45 ft	3
46	Paya Lake	Oconto	WI	A	105 ac	40 ft	3
47	Bony Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	190 ac	55 ft	6
48	Twin Bear Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	157 ac	59 ft	6
49	Wind Pudding Lake	Oneida	WI	A	180 ac	35 ft	2
50	Alva Lake	Oneida	WI	A	199 ac	43 ft	5