Best Kayaking Lakes in Wisconsin

Top 50 kayaking lakes in Wisconsin. Filtered for A or B water quality, public access, and 50-2,000 acres, ranked by Secchi clarity (clearer water makes for better paddling — you can see fish, plants, and the bottom).

Rank	Lake	County	State	Grade	Clarity	Area	Depth
1	Wazee Lake	Jackson	WI	A	105.8 ft	146 acres	350 ft
2	Bardon Lake	Douglas	WI	A	88.6 ft	848 acres	102 ft
3	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	WI	A	88.6 ft	564 acres	85 ft
4	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	86.9 ft	848 acres	102 ft
5	Whitefish Lake	Douglas	WI	A	82 ft	848 acres	102 ft
6	Pine Lake	Waukesha	WI	A	82 ft	711 acres	85 ft
7	Maiden Lake	Oconto	WI	A	80.4 ft	269 acres	52 ft
8	Lake Owen	Bayfield	WI	A	78.7 ft	1.3K acres	95 ft
9	Stone Lake	Washburn	WI	A	75.5 ft	490 acres	49 ft
10	Forest Lake	Vilas	WI	A	72.2 ft	468 acres	60 ft
11	Wheeler Lake	Oconto	WI	A	72.2 ft	281 acres	-
12	Buskey Bay Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	70.9 ft	88 acres	51 ft
13	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	WI	A	68.9 ft	307 acres	50 ft
14	Long Lake	Burnett	WI	A	68.9 ft	222 acres	41 ft
15	Sea Lion Lake	Florence	WI	A	68.9 ft	114 acres	82 ft
16	Lower Pine Lake	Polk	WI	A	68.9 ft	96 acres	102 ft
17	Boot Lake	Oconto	WI	A	67.3 ft	230 acres	38 ft
18	White Sand Lake	Vilas	WI	A	65.6 ft	746 acres	71 ft
19	Paya Lake	Oconto	WI	A	65.6 ft	105 acres	40 ft
20	Pearl Lake	Waushara	WI	A	65.6 ft	101 acres	45 ft
21	Twin Bear Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	64 ft	157 acres	59 ft
22	Big Twin Lake	Langlade	WI	A	64 ft	66 acres	-
23	Rose Lake	Langlade	WI	A	63.2 ft	115 acres	-
24	Alva Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.8 ft	199 acres	43 ft
25	Flambeau Lake	Vilas	WI	A	62.3 ft	1.2K acres	78 ft
26	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	WI	A	62.3 ft	586 acres	40 ft
27	Middle Mckenzie Lake	Burnett	WI	A	62.3 ft	527 acres	45 ft
28	Des Moines Lake	Burnett	WI	A	62.3 ft	215 acres	37 ft
29	Mildred Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.3 ft	168 acres	45 ft
30	Hodstradt Lake	Oneida	WI	A	62.3 ft	119 acres	36 ft
31	Lake Lucerne	Forest	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	73 ft
32	Upper Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	61.5 ft	1.0K acres	92 ft
33	Presque Isle Lake	Vilas	WI	A	60.7 ft	1.2K acres	103 ft
34	Middle Eau Claire Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	60.7 ft	880 acres	66 ft
35	Sand Lake	Burnett	WI	A	60 ft	900 acres	73 ft
36	Butternut Lake	Forest	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	42 ft
37	White Sand Lake Deep	Vilas	WI	A	59.1 ft	1.2K acres	63 ft
38	Stormy Lake	Vilas	WI	A	59.1 ft	523 acres	63 ft
39	Bond Lake	Douglas	WI	A	59.1 ft	279 acres	67 ft
40	Bladder Lake	Bayfield	WI	A	59.1 ft	84 acres	35 ft
41	East Bass Lake	Florence	WI	A	58.2 ft	51 acres	42 ft
42	Thunder Lake	Marinette	WI	A	57.4 ft	133 acres	62 ft
43	Clear Lake	Sawyer	WI	A	56.9 ft	77 acres	32 ft
44	Squash Lake	Oneida	WI	A	55.8 ft	398 acres	74 ft
45	Viola Lake	Burnett	WI	A	55.8 ft	265 acres	34 ft
46	Jordan Lake	Adams	WI	A	55.8 ft	233 acres	92 ft
47	White Lake	Langlade	WI	A	55.8 ft	153 acres	42 ft
48	Bass Lake	Oconto	WI	A	55.8 ft	145 acres	40 ft
49	Crystal Lake	Marquette	WI	A	55.8 ft	119 acres	60 ft
50	Bird Lake	Oneida	WI	A	55.8 ft	97 acres	40 ft

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