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 (A) 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 grade over multiple sample years. A stable B is often a better cabin investment than a volatile A.

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

Ways to pick a Wisconsin cabin lake

Grade A 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 Grade A or B 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 within grade. 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.