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Best Lakes for Boating Near Wisconsin Dells

Wisconsin

27 boating lakes within driving distance of Wisconsin Dells, 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 Wisconsin Dells sit 27 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.

#LakeCountyGradeDistanceClarityDepth
1Dutch Hollow LakeSaukA21 mi15 ft-
2Nepco LakeWoodA49.4 mi11 ft-
3Big Roche A Cri LakeAdamsB29.7 mi10 ft-
4Camelot LakeAdamsB39.9 mi7 ft-
5Camelot LakeAdamsB40.5 mi8 ft-
6Green LakeGreen LakeB43 mi--
7Lawrence LakeMarquetteB20.8 mi6.7 ft-
8Black Hawk LakeIowaB48.9 mi5 ft-
9White Mound LakeSaukC24.4 mi5 ft-
10Lake SherwoodAdamsC39.7 mi5.5 ft-
11Arrowhead LakeAdamsC40.6 mi6.5 ft-
12City MillpondGreen LakeC43 mi--
13Friendship LakeAdamsC24.4 mi4 ft-
14Lake WingraDaneC43.4 mi4 ft-
15Mirror LakeSaukD4.9 mi4.6 ft-
16Lake MontelloMarquetteD24.8 mi6.1 ft-
17Park LakeColumbiaD25 mi--
18Lake WaubesaDaneD48.4 mi3.2 ft-
19Spring LakeColumbiaD24.2 mi2 ft-
20Lazy LakeColumbiaD40 mi4 ft-
21Lake DeltonSaukF1.9 mi2.5 ft-
22Mason LakeAdamsF8.5 mi1.1 ft-
23Lake RedstoneSaukF16 mi2 ft-
24Buffalo LakeMarquetteF21.8 mi2.5 ft-
25Fox LakeDodgeF42 mi1.7 ft-
26Beaver Dam LakeDodgeF44.2 mi1 ft-
27Lake TomahMonroeF44.6 mi--

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.