What is the best swimming lake near Stevens Point?

Unnamed Lake in Portage County is the top-ranked swimming lake near Stevens Point, with a water quality grade of A (2 miles away).

How many lakes are near Stevens Point for swimming?

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

Best Lakes for Swimming Near Stevens Point

Wisconsin

30 swimming lakes within driving distance of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, ranked by water quality and swimming-specific filters. Filtered for grade A or B water quality, low algae (chlorophyll-a under 15 µg/L), and public access. Always check local advisories on the day you swim.

Within reasonable driving distance of Stevens Point 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 A.

The swimming-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 swimming use case is less useful than a grade-decent lake that does.

#	Lake	County	Grade	Distance	Clarity	Depth
1	Unnamed Lake	Portage	A	2 mi	-	-
2	Thomas Lake	Portage	A	9.7 mi	15 ft	-
3	Ebert Lake	Portage	A	12.8 mi	21 ft	-
4	Rinehart Lake	Portage	A	15.1 mi	19 ft	-
5	Lake Helen	Portage	A	17.8 mi	-	-
6	Brekke Lake	Waupaca	A	18.2 mi	-	-
7	Fountain Lake	Portage	A	21.3 mi	22 ft	-
8	Pope Lake	Waupaca	A	23.2 mi	16 ft	-
9	Beasley Lake	Waupaca	A	23.6 mi	18.4 ft	-
10	Round Lake	Waupaca	A	23.8 mi	17.5 ft	-
11	Fish Lake	Waushara	A	27.8 mi	-	-
12	Lake Emily	Portage	A	12.4 mi	11 ft	-
13	Onland Lake	Portage	A	14.6 mi	10.5 ft	-
14	Sunset Lake	Portage	A	14.7 mi	13.3 ft	-
15	Nepco Lake	Wood	A	18.1 mi	11 ft	-
16	Iola Lake	Waupaca	A	22 mi	10 ft	-
17	Nutrient Sampling Point Lake	Waupaca	A	22 mi	14.5 ft	-
18	North Lake	Waupaca	A	22.2 mi	12.5 ft	-
19	Marl Lake	Waupaca	A	23.4 mi	13.6 ft	-
20	Long Lake	Waupaca	A	23.8 mi	13 ft	-
21	Columbia Lake	Waupaca	A	23.9 mi	11 ft	-
22	Taylor Lake	Waupaca	A	24.8 mi	10 ft	-
23	Stratton Lake	Waupaca	A	25.2 mi	13 ft	-
24	Shadow Lake	Waupaca	A	27 mi	12 ft	-
25	Mirror Lake	Waupaca	A	27.1 mi	13 ft	-
26	Pine Lake	Waushara	A	27.4 mi	10.2 ft	-
27	Gilbert Lake	Waushara	A	29.4 mi	12 ft	-
28	Joanis Lake	Portage	B	1 mi	-	-
29	Springville Pond	Portage	B	3.8 mi	9 ft	-
30	Bear Lake	Portage	B	10.8 mi	13 ft	-

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.