What is the best kayaking lake near Bemidji?

Plantagenet Lake in Hubbard County is the top-ranked kayaking lake near Bemidji, with a water quality grade of A (5.8 miles away).

How many lakes are near Bemidji for kayaking?

30 lakes within driving distance of Bemidji match the kayaking filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Kayaking Near Bemidji, MN

30 kayaking lakes within driving distance of Bemidji, Minnesota, ranked by water quality and kayaking-specific filters. Filtered for grade A, B, or C water quality, public access, and ideal paddling size (30-3,000 acres).

Bemidji sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 graded lakes within reach, average grade A. Plantagenet Lake (A) leads the cluster.

Filtered for kayaking, the nearby-lake list narrows further. kayaking-specific signals — fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion — interact with the letter grade in different ways depending on the use case.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Plantagenet Lake	Hubbard	A	5.8 mi	7 ft	65 ft
2	Stump Lake	Beltrami	A	6 mi	13 ft	24 ft
3	Grant Lake	Beltrami	A	6 mi	10.7 ft	92 ft
4	Big Bass Lake	Beltrami	A	6.1 mi	10.5 ft	17 ft
5	Newman Lake	Hubbard	A	7 mi	17.1 ft	63 ft
6	Movil Lake	Beltrami	A	8.2 mi	14 ft	50 ft
7	Beltrami Lake	Beltrami	A	8.8 mi	11.2 ft	50 ft
8	Turtle Lake	Beltrami	A	9.8 mi	10.2 ft	45 ft
9	Wolf Lake	Beltrami	A	9.8 mi	9 ft	57 ft
10	Midge Lake	Hubbard	A	9.9 mi	18 ft	24 ft
11	Three Island Lake	Beltrami	A	10.4 mi	11.8 ft	25 ft
12	Andrusia Lake	Beltrami	A	10.6 mi	15.1 ft	60 ft
13	Black Lake	Beltrami	A	11.4 mi	10.3 ft	42 ft
14	Hennepin Lake	Hubbard	A	11.9 mi	10 ft	14 ft
15	Julia Lake	Beltrami	A	13 mi	9.2 ft	43 ft
16	Whitefish Lake	Beltrami	A	14.1 mi	12.5 ft	30 ft
17	Deer Lake	Beltrami	A	14.2 mi	11 ft	42 ft
18	Long Lake	Beltrami	A	15.4 mi	10 ft	83 ft
19	South Twin Lake	Beltrami	A	15.7 mi	16.7 ft	45 ft
20	North Twin Lake	Beltrami	A	15.8 mi	17.4 ft	59 ft
21	Buzzle Lake	Beltrami	A	15.8 mi	17.1 ft	83 ft
22	Sandy Lake	Beltrami	A	15.9 mi	14 ft	32 ft
23	Hattie Lake	Hubbard	A	16.4 mi	12.5 ft	39 ft
24	Lasalle Lake	Hubbard	A	16.6 mi	6.9 ft	213 ft
25	Garfield Lake	Hubbard	A	17.6 mi	9.5 ft	32 ft
26	Steamboat Lake	Cass	A	17.7 mi	12 ft	93 ft
27	Pimushe Lake	Beltrami	A	17.7 mi	8.2 ft	40 ft
28	Big Lasalle Lake	Clearwater	A	18.6 mi	10.2 ft	48 ft
29	Walker Brook Lake	Clearwater	A	19.4 mi	11.1 ft	45 ft
30	Moose Lake	Beltrami	A	19.6 mi	15.1 ft	71 ft

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