What is the best kayaking lake near Wisconsin Dells?

Jordan Lake in Adams County is the top-ranked kayaking lake near Wisconsin Dells on measured water quality (10 miles away).

How many lakes are near Wisconsin Dells for kayaking?

28 lakes within driving distance of Wisconsin Dells match the kayaking filters used on this page.

Best Lakes for Kayaking Near Wisconsin Dells, WI

28 kayaking lakes within driving distance of Wisconsin Dells, 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).

Within reasonable driving distance of Wisconsin Dells sit 28 measured lakes, a lake-dense area that gives residents real choice on any given weekend.

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	Jordan Lake	Adams	10 mi	13 ft	92 ft
2	Parker Lake	Adams	12.2 mi	17 ft	36 ft
3	Deep Lake	Adams	12.3 mi	15.5 ft	49 ft
4	Crooked Lake	Adams	12.7 mi	9 ft	56 ft
5	Goose Lake	Adams	13.5 mi	8 ft	18 ft
6	Wolf Lake	Adams	13.8 mi	15 ft	58 ft
7	Silver Lake	Columbia	15.7 mi	8.8 ft	42 ft
8	Fenner Lake	Marquette	18.5 mi	12 ft	18 ft
9	Patrick Lake	Adams	18.7 mi	5 ft	21 ft
10	Dutch Hollow Lake	Sauk	21 mi	15 ft	38 ft
11	Pleasant Lake	Waushara	27 mi	11.5 ft	24 ft
12	Wood Lake	Marquette	27.5 mi	14 ft	53 ft
13	Arkdale Lake	Adams	28.4 mi	5 ft	10.5 ft
14	White Lake	Marquette	28.6 mi	17 ft	60 ft
15	Big Roche A Cri Lake	Adams	29.7 mi	10 ft	20 ft
16	Lake Sharon	Marquette	30.9 mi	9 ft	30 ft
17	Crystal Lake	Marquette	31.4 mi	16.8 ft	60 ft
18	Tuttle Lake	Marquette	31.7 mi	11.5 ft	33 ft
19	Bakkens Pond	Sauk	36.1 mi	2.5 ft	-
20	Pine Lake	Waushara	37.1 mi	10.2 ft	48 ft
21	White River Flowage Lake	Waushara	37.8 mi	9.3 ft	20 ft
22	Lake Sherwood	Adams	39.7 mi	5.5 ft	27 ft
23	Silver Lake	Waushara	39.9 mi	14.8 ft	56 ft
24	Peppermill Lake	Adams	12.6 mi	7.5 ft	12.5 ft
25	Lawrence Lake	Marquette	20.8 mi	6.7 ft	14 ft
26	White Mound Lake	Sauk	24.4 mi	5.5 ft	16 ft
27	Friendship Lake	Adams	24.4 mi	4 ft	15 ft
28	Cruson Slough Lake	Richland	38.1 mi	7.6 ft	-

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Source: EPA National Aquatic Resource Surveys, 2026.