What is the best kayaking lake near Bemidji?

Plantagenet Lake in Hubbard County is the top-ranked kayaking lake near Bemidji on measured water quality (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 favourable clarity and algae readings, public access, and ideal paddling size (30-3,000 acres).

Bemidji sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 measured lakes within reach. Plantagenet Lake carries the lowest nutrient and algae readings of 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 water-quality readings in different ways depending on the use case.

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

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.