What is the best boating lake near Stevens Point?

Lake Emily in Portage County is the top-ranked boating lake near Stevens Point on measured water quality (12.4 miles away).

How many lakes are near Stevens Point for boating?

30 lakes within driving distance of Stevens Point match the boating filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Boating Near Stevens Point, WI

30 boating lakes within driving distance of Stevens Point, 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.

Stevens Point sits in a lake-rich part of the upper Midwest: 30 measured lakes within reach. Lake Emily carries the lowest nutrient and algae readings of the cluster.

Filtered for boating, the nearby-lake list narrows further. boating-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	Lake Emily	Portage	12.4 mi	11 ft	35 ft
2	Big Bass Lake	Marathon	15.4 mi	6 ft	13 ft
3	Nepco Lake	Wood	18.1 mi	10.5 ft	29 ft
4	Iola Lake	Waupaca	22 mi	10 ft	9 ft
5	Hatch Lake	Waupaca	22.7 mi	8.4 ft	12 ft
6	Long Lake	Waupaca	23.8 mi	13 ft	76 ft
7	Camelot Lake	Adams	23.9 mi	7.6 ft	24 ft
8	Lake Sherwood	Adams	24.8 mi	5.5 ft	27 ft
9	Arrowhead Lake	Adams	25.6 mi	6.5 ft	30 ft
10	Pine Lake	Waushara	27.4 mi	10.2 ft	48 ft
11	Gilbert Lake	Waushara	29.4 mi	12 ft	65 ft
12	Silver Lake	Waushara	30.4 mi	10.2 ft	50 ft
13	Long Lake	Waushara	30.9 mi	14.5 ft	71 ft
14	Bear Lake	Waupaca	32.2 mi	11 ft	62 ft
15	Lake Morris	Waushara	33.3 mi	11 ft	40 ft
16	White Lake	Waupaca	33.7 mi	5.6 ft	10 ft
17	Big Roche A Cri Lake	Adams	34.7 mi	10 ft	20 ft
18	Pleasant Lake	Waushara	37.2 mi	11.5 ft	24 ft
19	Pearl Lake	Waushara	37.6 mi	19 ft	45 ft
20	White River Flowage Lake	Waushara	37.6 mi	9.3 ft	20 ft
21	Crystal Lake	Marquette	39.6 mi	16.8 ft	60 ft
22	Tuttle Lake	Marquette	43.3 mi	11.5 ft	33 ft
23	Moose Lake	Langlade	46 mi	10 ft	20 ft
24	Pine Lake	Shawano	46.6 mi	10.5 ft	35 ft
25	Lake Pesobic	Lincoln	47.8 mi	7 ft	11 ft
26	Mcdill Pond	Portage	2.1 mi	5 ft	19 ft
27	Pike Lake	Marathon	23.1 mi	5 ft	34 ft
28	Friendship Lake	Adams	39.3 mi	4 ft	15 ft
29	Lawrence Lake	Marquette	44 mi	6.7 ft	14 ft
30	Upper Red Lake	Shawano	45 mi	7.5 ft	15 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.