What is the best kayaking lake near Eagle River?

Tambling Lake in Vilas County is the top-ranked kayaking lake near Eagle River, with a water quality grade of A (4 miles away).

How many lakes are near Eagle River for kayaking?

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

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 A. Tambling Lake (A) leads the cluster.

The kayaking-specific ranking layered on top of the LakeGrade rubric 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	Tambling Lake	Vilas	A	4 mi	-	11 ft
2	Sunset Lake	Vilas	A	4.4 mi	17.5 ft	30 ft
3	Perch Lake	Oneida	A	4.7 mi	15 ft	56 ft
4	Clearwater Lake	Oneida	A	5.1 mi	16.8 ft	48 ft
5	Stormy Lake	Vilas	A	10.1 mi	18 ft	63 ft
6	Franklin Lake	Forest	A	11.9 mi	16 ft	46 ft
7	Butternut Lake	Forest	A	12.6 mi	19.5 ft	42 ft
8	Big Portage Lake	Vilas	A	14.5 mi	18.5 ft	40 ft
9	Razorback Lake	Vilas	A	14.8 mi	15.2 ft	35 ft
10	Buffalo Lake	Oneida	A	15.8 mi	15 ft	27 ft
11	Ballard Lake	Vilas	A	16.2 mi	15 ft	25 ft
12	White Birch Lake	Vilas	A	16.6 mi	16 ft	27 ft
13	Hasbrook Lake	Oneida	A	16.9 mi	21 ft	50 ft
14	Forest Lake	Vilas	A	17.1 mi	22.2 ft	60 ft
15	Black Oak Lake	Vilas	A	17.1 mi	28.5 ft	85 ft
16	Forest Lake	Vilas	A	17.2 mi	23 ft	60 ft
17	Hodstradt Lake	Oneida	A	17.2 mi	17.8 ft	36 ft
18	Dorothy Lake	Oneida	A	17.7 mi	17 ft	35 ft
19	Clear Lake	Oneida	A	18.2 mi	-	95 ft
20	Anderson Lake	Vilas	A	18.2 mi	21 ft	63 ft
21	Roach Lake	Vilas	A	18.3 mi	24 ft	48 ft
22	Nebish Lake	Vilas	A	18.9 mi	16.3 ft	52 ft
23	Hemlock Lake	Oneida	A	19.7 mi	15 ft	25 ft
24	White Sand Lake	Vilas	A	20.3 mi	20 ft	71 ft
25	Wind Pudding Lake	Oneida	A	21.4 mi	19.5 ft	35 ft
26	Mildred Lake	Oneida	A	21.5 mi	18.5 ft	45 ft
27	Bird Lake	Oneida	A	21.8 mi	17 ft	40 ft
28	Big Lake	Vilas	A	21.9 mi	-	30 ft
29	Alva Lake	Oneida	A	22 mi	19.5 ft	43 ft
30	Little Spider Lake	Vilas	A	22.6 mi	16 ft	23 ft

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