Best Lakes Near Eagle River, WI, 50 Lakes Within 50 Miles

50 lakes within 50 miles of Eagle River have nutrient and algae readings on record. Moon Lake in Gogebic County leads the set on measured water quality, with about 18 ft of clarity. 30 of the 50 have a recorded public access point.

Within reasonable driving distance of Eagle River sit 50 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

The lakes below are sorted on measured water quality. If you have a specific activity in mind, swimming, kayaking, ice-fishing, family-fishing, the activity-specific sub-pages will filter further.

Lakes Within 50 mi

With Clarity Readings

With Fish Data

Public Access

Lake	Distance	County	Clarity	Depth	Fish
Moon Lake	17.7 mi	Gogebic	18 ft	-	0
Bug Lake	30.8 mi	Forest	—	-	0
Iron Lake	32 mi	Iron	9 ft	45 ft	0
Devil'S Lake	32.2 mi	Forest	—	-	0
Mole Lake	32.9 mi	Forest	8.5 ft	17 ft	4
Sunset Lake	34.4 mi	Iron	13.5 ft	54 ft	0
Big Maggie Lake	38.1 mi	Iron	11.5 ft	-	0
Little Maggie Lake	38.4 mi	Iron	12.3 ft	-	0
Perch Lake	41.6 mi	Iron	6 ft	14 ft	0
Silver Lake	0.5 mi	Vilas	12.1 ft	19 ft	5
Meta Lake	3.3 mi	Vilas	10.5 ft	25 ft	4
Sunset Lake	4.4 mi	Vilas	17.3 ft	30 ft	6
Finger Lake	4.5 mi	Vilas	11.7 ft	30 ft	3
Perch Lake	4.7 mi	Oneida	15 ft	56 ft	2
Carpenter Lake	4.9 mi	Vilas	7.5 ft	16 ft	5
Clearwater Lake	5.1 mi	Oneida	16.8 ft	48 ft	6
Bass Lake	5.2 mi	Vilas	12.8 ft	15 ft	5
Snipe Lake	6 mi	Vilas	11 ft	15 ft	4
Hunter Lake	7.1 mi	Vilas	12.6 ft	40 ft	4
Pioneer Lake	7.3 mi	Vilas	9.5 ft	27 ft	5
Mcdonald Lake	7.3 mi	Vilas	8.6 ft	-	0
Round Lake	7.4 mi	Oneida	4.4 ft	15 ft	6
Indian Lake	7.8 mi	Oneida	11 ft	26 ft	6
Pickerel Lake	8 mi	Vilas	6 ft	26 ft	5
Island Lake	8.1 mi	Oneida	7 ft	26 ft	6
Sugar Camp Lake	8.5 mi	Oneida	16.5 ft	-	0
Lone Stone Lake	8.5 mi	Oneida	14.5 ft	30 ft	6
Little Fork Lake	8.6 mi	Oneida	6 ft	34 ft	6
Maple Lake	8.8 mi	Oneida	12.5 ft	15 ft	5
Alma Lake	8.8 mi	Vilas	12 ft	18 ft	5
Anvil Lake	9 mi	Vilas	12 ft	32 ft	4
Moon Lake	9.2 mi	Vilas	13 ft	38 ft	6
Spirit Lake	9.7 mi	Oneida	12 ft	39 ft	6
Found Lake	10.1 mi	Vilas	6 ft	21 ft	5
Moccasin Lake	10.4 mi	Oneida	6.4 ft	19 ft	5
Big Stone Lake	10.6 mi	Oneida	4.2 ft	57 ft	6
Imogene Lake	11.1 mi	Vilas	10 ft	41 ft	3
Franklin Lake	11.9 mi	Forest	16 ft	46 ft	5
Myrtle Lake	12 mi	Vilas	10.2 ft	29 ft	3
Virgin Lake	12.1 mi	Oneida	6.6 ft	31 ft	6
Little Tamarack Flowage Lake	12.4 mi	Vilas	8.2 ft	16 ft	4
Spring Lake	12.5 mi	Vilas	8.5 ft	16 ft	4
Butternut Lake	12.6 mi	Forest	19.5 ft	42 ft	4
Whitefish Lake	12.7 mi	Oneida	8.8 ft	33 ft	6
Lake Julia	12.7 mi	Oneida	7 ft	45 ft	7
Kentuck Lake	12.8 mi	Vilas	9.5 ft	40 ft	5
Lake Content	12.9 mi	Vilas	9 ft	14 ft	5
Spur Lake	14.3 mi	Oneida	2 ft	3 ft	2
Stella Lake	14.4 mi	Oneida	8 ft	22 ft	6
Big Portage Lake	14.5 mi	Vilas	18.5 ft	40 ft	4

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Cleanest Lakes Near Eagle River

Moon Lake

17.7 mi · Gogebic County · 18 ft clarity

Bug Lake

30.8 mi · Forest County

Iron Lake

32 mi · Iron County · 9 ft clarity

Devil'S Lake

32.2 mi · Forest County

Mole Lake

32.9 mi · Forest County · 8.5 ft clarity

Sunset Lake

34.4 mi · Iron County · 13.5 ft clarity

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many lakes are near Eagle River?

There are 50 lakes with water-quality readings on record within 50 miles of Eagle River, Wisconsin. 30 of them have a recorded public access point and 48 have a clarity reading.

What are the best lakes near Eagle River for fishing?

40 lakes near Eagle River have documented fish species data. The best fishing lakes combine favourable water-quality readings with diverse fish populations. 26 lakes within 50 miles have 5 or more documented fish species.

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