Best Lakes for Boating Near Wisconsin Dells
Wisconsin
30 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 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 letter grade in different ways depending on the use case.
| # | Lake | County | Grade | Distance | Clarity | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Lake | Green Lake | A | 40.8 mi | 13.5 ft | 236 ft |
| 2 | Jordan Lake | Adams | B | 10 mi | 13 ft | 92 ft |
| 3 | Dutch Hollow Lake | Sauk | B | 21 mi | 15 ft | 38 ft |
| 4 | Pleasant Lake | Waushara | B | 27 mi | 11.5 ft | 24 ft |
| 5 | Big Roche A Cri Lake | Adams | B | 29.7 mi | 10 ft | 20 ft |
| 6 | Crystal Lake | Marquette | B | 31.4 mi | 16.8 ft | 60 ft |
| 7 | Tuttle Lake | Marquette | B | 31.7 mi | 11.5 ft | 33 ft |
| 8 | Pine Lake | Waushara | B | 37.1 mi | 10.2 ft | 48 ft |
| 9 | White River Flowage Lake | Waushara | B | 37.8 mi | 9.3 ft | 20 ft |
| 10 | Lake Sherwood | Adams | B | 39.7 mi | 5.5 ft | 27 ft |
| 11 | Camelot Lake | Adams | B | 40.2 mi | 7.6 ft | 24 ft |
| 12 | Arrowhead Lake | Adams | B | 40.6 mi | 6.5 ft | 30 ft |
| 13 | Lake Wingra | Dane | B | 43.4 mi | 4 ft | 14 ft |
| 14 | Lake Morris | Waushara | B | 44.1 mi | 11 ft | 40 ft |
| 15 | Pearl Lake | Waushara | B | 45.5 mi | 19 ft | 45 ft |
| 16 | Silver Lake | Waushara | B | 46.8 mi | 10.2 ft | 50 ft |
| 17 | Lake Waubesa | Dane | B | 48.4 mi | 3.2 ft | 38 ft |
| 18 | Black Hawk Lake | Iowa | B | 48.9 mi | 5 ft | 42 ft |
| 19 | Nepco Lake | Wood | B | 49.4 mi | 10.5 ft | 29 ft |
| 20 | Lawrence Lake | Marquette | C | 20.8 mi | 6.7 ft | 14 ft |
| 21 | Friendship Lake | Adams | C | 24.4 mi | 4 ft | 15 ft |
| 22 | Lake Emily | Dodge | C | 40.1 mi | 3.5 ft | 10 ft |
| 23 | Mirror Lake | Sauk | D | 4.9 mi | 4.6 ft | - |
| 24 | Mason Lake | Adams | D | 8.5 mi | 1.1 ft | 9 ft |
| 25 | Lake Redstone | Sauk | D | 16 mi | 2 ft | - |
| 26 | Decorah Lake | Juneau | D | 19.7 mi | - | 15 ft |
| 27 | Lake | Columbia | D | 20.2 mi | 2.5 ft | 24 ft |
| 28 | Buffalo Lake | Marquette | D | 21.8 mi | 2.5 ft | 8 ft |
| 29 | Lake Puckaway | Green Lake | D | 30.6 mi | 4.4 ft | 5 ft |
| 30 | Petenwell Flowage Lake | Juneau | D | 37.5 mi | 2.3 ft | 44 ft |
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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.