Best Cabin Lakes in Wisconsin, Clean + Deep + Great Fishing

Best-for-cabin rankings weight a different bundle: clarity matters, but so does the lake's likelihood to support a good fishery, public access, and the kind of all-season water-quality stability that makes a cabin a meaningful investment. Round Lake leads the Wisconsin list.

Cabin rankings also factor in the practical reality of cabin ownership: distance to a population center, shoreline development pressure, and the trajectory of the lake's readings over multiple sample years. A stable record is often a better cabin investment than a volatile one.

Rank	Lake	County	State	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	21.1 ft	3,294 acres	74 ft
2	Grindstone Lake	Sawyer	WI	17.4 ft	3,176 acres	60 ft
3	Little Round Lake	Sawyer	WI	17.3 ft	179 acres	38 ft
4	Osprey Lake	Sawyer	WI	16 ft	214 acres	32 ft
5	Blueberry Lake	Sawyer	WI	14.8 ft	292 acres	29 ft
6	Whitefish Lake	Sawyer	WI	13.5 ft	800 acres	105 ft
7	Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend	Washington	WI	11.8 ft	937 acres	105 ft
8	Big Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	11 ft	1,434 acres	55 ft
9	Sand Lake	Sawyer	WI	10 ft	949 acres	50 ft
10	Powers Lake	Kenosha	WI	10 ft	451 acres	33 ft
11	Lake Beulah	Walworth	WI	10 ft	812 acres	58 ft
12	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	WI	29 ft	564 acres	85 ft
13	Wheeler Lake	Oconto	WI	26 ft	281 acres	35 ft
14	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	25 ft	848 acres	102 ft
15	Pine Lake	Waukesha	WI	25 ft	711 acres	85 ft
16	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	24.6 ft	1,250 acres	95 ft
17	Stone Lake	Washburn	WI	23 ft	490 acres	49 ft
18	Maiden Lake	Oconto	WI	23 ft	269 acres	52 ft
19	Blue Lake	Oneida	WI	23 ft	441 acres	49 ft
20	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	22.2 ft	468 acres	60 ft
21	Lake Metonga	Forest	WI	22 ft	2,038 acres	79 ft
22	Boot Lake	Oconto	WI	21.5 ft	230 acres	38 ft
23	Long Lake	Burnett	WI	21.5 ft	222 acres	41 ft
24	Sea Lion Lake	Florence	WI	21 ft	114 acres	82 ft
25	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	WI	21 ft	307 acres	50 ft
26	Carlin Lake	Vilas	WI	21 ft	155 acres	36 ft
27	Middle Mckenzie Lake	Burnett	WI	20 ft	527 acres	45 ft
28	Paya Lake	Oconto	WI	20 ft	105 acres	40 ft
29	Alva Lake	Oneida	WI	19.5 ft	199 acres	43 ft
30	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	19.5 ft	1,246 acres	42 ft
31	Upper Kaubashine Lake	Oneida	WI	19 ft	181 acres	56 ft
32	Sand Bar Lake	Bayfield	WI	19 ft	127 acres	49 ft
33	Pearl Lake	Waushara	WI	19 ft	101 acres	45 ft
34	Des Moines Lake	Burnett	WI	18.9 ft	215 acres	37 ft
35	Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	18.7 ft	1,024 acres	92 ft
36	Lake Lucerne	Forest	WI	18.7 ft	1,039 acres	73 ft
37	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	WI	18.5 ft	586 acres	40 ft
38	Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	18.2 ft	880 acres	66 ft
39	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	WI	18 ft	1,165 acres	103 ft
40	Plummer Lake	Vilas	WI	18 ft	219 acres	85 ft
41	Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	18 ft	900 acres	73 ft
42	Clear Lake	Lincoln	WI	18 ft	259 acres	45 ft
43	Mildred Lake	Oneida	WI	18 ft	168 acres	45 ft
44	Thunder Lake	Marinette	WI	18 ft	133 acres	62 ft
45	Archibald Lake	Oconto	WI	17.8 ft	392 acres	50 ft
46	Squash Lake	Oneida	WI	17.5 ft	398 acres	74 ft
47	Sunset Lake	Vilas	WI	17.3 ft	207 acres	30 ft
48	Eagle Lake	Bayfield	WI	17 ft	163 acres	52 ft
49	Viola Lake	Burnett	WI	17 ft	265 acres	34 ft
50	Clearwater Lake	Oneida	WI	16.8 ft	360 acres	48 ft

Ways to pick a Wisconsin cabin lake

Lowest-nutrient water

Round Lake — Sawyer County
Grindstone Lake — Sawyer County
Little Round Lake — Sawyer County
Osprey Lake — Sawyer County

Deepest lakes

Whitefish Lake — 105 ft
Big Cedar Lake-North Site-Near West Bend — 105 ft
Presque Isle Lake — 103 ft
Whitefish Lake — 102 ft

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Frequently Asked Questions

These lists keep clear, low-nutrient water, 100 to 5,000 acres, at least 20 feet of depth, and documented game fish. That mix is what a weekend cabin trip actually uses — swim water, a fishable basin, and a shoreline that can hold a dock.

Cabins, resorts, and vacation rentals for the ranked lakes are on the map on this page. Pick a lake from the table, then book from the town the map is centered on.

Lakes are ranked by water clarity among lakes with low nutrient and algae readings. Depth and fish-survey coverage currently support Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan lists. Other states appear as lake and region pages until those fields exist.

Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.