What is the best kayaking lake near Stevens Point?

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

How many lakes are near Stevens Point for kayaking?

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

Best Lakes for Kayaking Near Stevens Point, WI

30 kayaking lakes within driving distance of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, ranked by water quality and kayaking-specific filters. Filtered for favourable clarity and algae readings, public access, and ideal paddling size (30-3,000 acres).

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 kayaking, the nearby-lake list narrows further. kayaking-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	Glisezinski Lake	Portage	12.7 mi	9 ft	11 ft
3	Collins Lake	Portage	12.7 mi	6.5 ft	56 ft
4	Onland Lake	Portage	14.6 mi	10.5 ft	28 ft
5	Sunset Lake	Portage	14.7 mi	13.3 ft	55 ft
6	Rinehart Lake	Portage	15.1 mi	19 ft	27 ft
7	Big Bass Lake	Marathon	15.4 mi	6 ft	13 ft
8	Lake Helen	Portage	17.6 mi	8 ft	20 ft
9	Tree Lake	Portage	18 mi	7.4 ft	33 ft
10	Nepco Lake	Wood	18.1 mi	10.5 ft	29 ft
11	Silver Lake	Waupaca	21.8 mi	7 ft	17 ft
12	Iola Lake	Waupaca	22 mi	10 ft	9 ft
13	Nutrient Sampling Point Lake	Waupaca	22 mi	14.5 ft	33 ft
14	North Lake	Waupaca	22.2 mi	12.5 ft	33 ft
15	Hatch Lake	Waupaca	22.7 mi	8.4 ft	12 ft
16	Long Lake	Waupaca	23.8 mi	13 ft	76 ft
17	Camelot Lake	Adams	23.9 mi	7.6 ft	24 ft
18	Columbia Lake	Waupaca	23.9 mi	11 ft	72 ft
19	Lake Sherwood	Adams	24.8 mi	5.5 ft	27 ft
20	Taylor Lake	Waupaca	24.8 mi	10 ft	58 ft
21	Stratton Lake	Waupaca	25.2 mi	13 ft	42 ft
22	Arrowhead Lake	Adams	25.6 mi	6.5 ft	30 ft
23	Shadow Lake	Waupaca	27 mi	12 ft	41 ft
24	Pine Lake	Waushara	27.4 mi	10.2 ft	48 ft
25	Spencer Lake	Waupaca	28.3 mi	8.5 ft	53 ft
26	Gilbert Lake	Waushara	29.4 mi	12 ft	65 ft
27	Silver Lake	Waushara	30.4 mi	10.2 ft	50 ft
28	Long Lake	Waushara	30.9 mi	14.5 ft	71 ft
29	Wilson Lake	Waushara	31.2 mi	6.2 ft	12 ft
30	Kusel Lake	Waushara	31.6 mi	11.5 ft	29 ft

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.