Best Lakes for Boating Near Green Bay
Wisconsin
30 boating lakes within driving distance of Green Bay, Wisconsin, ranked by water quality and boating-specific filters. Filtered for at least 100 acres and public access. The largest lakes with boat-worthy water are listed first.
Within reasonable driving distance of Green Bay sit 30 graded lakes — a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend. The average grade across the nearby set is C.
Filtered for boating, the nearby-lake list narrows further. boating-specific signals — fish species, public access, depth profile, motor-boat congestion — interact with the LakeGrade rubric in different ways depending on the use case.
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Motte Lake | Menominee | A | 38.5 mi | 16.8 ft | 71 ft |
| 2 | Gilas Lake | Marinette | A | 45.4 mi | 15 ft | 88 ft |
| 3 | Pine Lake | Shawano | A | 34 mi | 10.5 ft | 35 ft |
| 4 | Kelly Lake | Oconto | A | 37.1 mi | 10 ft | 41 ft |
| 5 | Legend Lake | Menominee | A | 38.4 mi | 10 ft | - |
| 6 | Anderson Lake | Oconto | A | 45.9 mi | 10 ft | 40 ft |
| 7 | Bear Lake | Waupaca | A | 46.3 mi | 11 ft | 62 ft |
| 8 | Elkhart Lake | Sheboygan | A | 47.6 mi | 10.5 ft | 119 ft |
| 9 | Clark Lake | Door | A | 49.2 mi | 12.5 ft | 25 ft |
| 10 | Pensaukee Lake | Shawano | B | 28 mi | 10.5 ft | 49 ft |
| 11 | Berry Lake | Oconto | B | 34.5 mi | 7.5 ft | 27 ft |
| 12 | Moshawquit Lake | Menominee | B | 35.5 mi | 9 ft | 30 ft |
| 13 | Montana Lake | Marinette | B | 37.4 mi | 8 ft | 28 ft |
| 14 | White Potato Lake | Oconto | B | 44.7 mi | 6.5 ft | 11 ft |
| 15 | Christie Lake | Oconto | C | 31.1 mi | 3 ft | 10 ft |
| 16 | Shawano Lake | Shawano | C | 32.1 mi | 5.9 ft | 39.5 ft |
| 17 | Loon Lake | Shawano | C | 33.1 mi | 5.5 ft | 22 ft |
| 18 | Sapokesick Lake | Menominee | C | 37.2 mi | 8 ft | 35 ft |
| 19 | Upper Red Lake | Shawano | C | 45.4 mi | 7.5 ft | 15 ft |
| 20 | White Lake | Waupaca | C | 46.4 mi | 5.6 ft | 10 ft |
| 21 | Chute Pond at | Oconto | C | 47.1 mi | 6 ft | 19 ft |
| 22 | White Lake | Shawano | C | 24.1 mi | 5.3 ft | 11 ft |
| 23 | White Clay Lake | Shawano | C | 27.7 mi | 5 ft | 46 ft |
| 24 | Machickanee Flowage Lake | Oconto | D | 23.6 mi | 3 ft | 21 ft |
| 25 | Pigeon Lake | Waupaca | D | 38.2 mi | 2.4 ft | 10 ft |
| 26 | Long Lake | Manitowoc | F | 26 mi | 1.9 ft | 38 ft |
| 27 | Little Lake Butte des Morts | Winnebago | F | 30.2 mi | 2 ft | 18 ft |
| 28 | Lake Butte des Morts | Winnebago | F | 43.1 mi | 2.3 ft | 9 ft |
| 29 | Lake Winneconne | Winnebago | F | 43.7 mi | 2.4 ft | 9 ft |
| 30 | Lake Poygan | Winnebago | F | 46 mi | 2.5 ft | 11 ft |
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