Best Lakes for Kayaking Near Eagle River
Wisconsin
30 kayaking lakes within driving distance of Eagle River, Wisconsin, 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).
Eagle River sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 graded lakes within reach, average grade B. Moon Lake (A) leads the cluster.
The kayaking-specific ranking layered on top of the letter grade is what produces the list below: a grade-good lake that does not also support the kayaking use case is less useful than a grade-decent lake that does.
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moon Lake | Gogebic | A | 17.7 mi | 18 ft | - |
| 2 | Iron Lake | Iron | A | 32 mi | 9 ft | 45 ft |
| 3 | Mole Lake | Forest | A | 32.9 mi | 8.5 ft | 17 ft |
| 4 | Sunset Lake | Iron | A | 34.4 mi | 13.5 ft | 54 ft |
| 5 | Silver Lake | Vilas | B | 0.5 mi | 12.1 ft | 19 ft |
| 6 | Meta Lake | Vilas | B | 3.3 mi | 10.5 ft | 25 ft |
| 7 | Sunset Lake | Vilas | B | 4.4 mi | 17.3 ft | 30 ft |
| 8 | Finger Lake | Vilas | B | 4.5 mi | 11.7 ft | 30 ft |
| 9 | Perch Lake | Oneida | B | 4.7 mi | 15 ft | 56 ft |
| 10 | Carpenter Lake | Vilas | B | 4.9 mi | 7.5 ft | 16 ft |
| 11 | Clearwater Lake | Oneida | B | 5.1 mi | 16.8 ft | 48 ft |
| 12 | Bass Lake | Vilas | B | 5.2 mi | 12.8 ft | 15 ft |
| 13 | Snipe Lake | Vilas | B | 6 mi | 11 ft | 15 ft |
| 14 | Hunter Lake | Vilas | B | 7.1 mi | 12.6 ft | 40 ft |
| 15 | Pioneer Lake | Vilas | B | 7.3 mi | 9.5 ft | 27 ft |
| 16 | Round Lake | Oneida | B | 7.4 mi | 4.4 ft | 15 ft |
| 17 | Indian Lake | Oneida | B | 7.8 mi | 11 ft | 26 ft |
| 18 | Pickerel Lake | Vilas | B | 8 mi | 6 ft | 26 ft |
| 19 | Island Lake | Oneida | B | 8.1 mi | 7 ft | 26 ft |
| 20 | Lone Stone Lake | Oneida | B | 8.5 mi | 14.5 ft | 30 ft |
| 21 | Little Fork Lake | Oneida | B | 8.6 mi | 6 ft | 34 ft |
| 22 | Maple Lake | Oneida | B | 8.8 mi | 12.5 ft | 15 ft |
| 23 | Alma Lake | Vilas | B | 8.8 mi | 12 ft | 18 ft |
| 24 | Anvil Lake | Vilas | B | 9 mi | 12 ft | 32 ft |
| 25 | Moon Lake | Vilas | B | 9.2 mi | 13 ft | 38 ft |
| 26 | Spirit Lake | Oneida | B | 9.7 mi | 12 ft | 39 ft |
| 27 | Found Lake | Vilas | B | 10.1 mi | 6 ft | 21 ft |
| 28 | Moccasin Lake | Oneida | B | 10.4 mi | 6.4 ft | 19 ft |
| 29 | Big Stone Lake | Oneida | B | 10.6 mi | 4.2 ft | 57 ft |
| 30 | Imogene Lake | Vilas | B | 11.1 mi | 10 ft | 41 ft |
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