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Michigan lake trips

Where to stay at 60 of Michigan’s biggest and most popular lakes. Each destination shows the lake’s water-quality grade, nearby state parks, and live lodging prices, so you book on water we’ve graded — not just the view.

NRMuskegon Lake
Muskegon County · 4,198 acres
NRElk Lake
Antrim County · -
AHoughton Lake
Roscommon County · 20,070 acres
NRMullett Lake
Cheboygan County · 16,702 acres
NRBurt Lake
Cheboygan County · 17,393 acres
NRLake Charlevoix
Charlevoix County · 17,256 acres
NRTorch Lake
Antrim County · 18,714 acres
NRLake Leelanau
Leelanau County · 8,608 acres
NRLake Mitchell
Wexford County · 2,644 acres
NRCrystal Lake
Benzie County · 9,865 acres
NRHamlin Lake
Mason County · 4,644 acres
NRDouglas Lake
Cheboygan County · 3,727 acres
ACrooked Lake
Emmet County · 2,360 acres
NRPortage Lake
Manistee County · 2,115 acres
NRLake Margrethe
Crawford County · 1,920 acres
AMargrethe Lake
Crawford County · 1,920 acres
NRLake Paradise
Emmet County · 1,915 acres
NRLake Bellaire
Antrim County · 1,520 acres
NRLong Lake
Grand Traverse County · 2,911 acres
NRLake Gratiot
Keweenaw County · 1,453 acres
NRWest Twin Lake
Montmorency County · 1,307 acres
NRCass Lake
Oakland County · 1,118 acres
AManistee Lake South
Manistee County · -
NRPortage Lake
Livingston County · 645 acres
NRFife Lake
Grand Traverse County · 597 acres
NRSand Lake
Lenawee County · 545 acres
BSmoky Lake
Iron County · -
NRLake James
Roscommon County · 900 acres
NRWhitmore Lake
Livingston County · 441 acres
NRClam Lake
Antrim County · 437 acres
NRLake Templene
St. Joseph County · 870 acres
NRLake Ovid
Clinton County · 413 acres
NRFishers Lake
St. Joseph County · 330 acres
NRBirch Lake
Antrim County · 326 acres
NRAvery Lake
Montmorency County · 322 acres
NRPearl Lake
Benzie County · 303 acres
NRGravel Lake
Van Buren County · 297 acres
NRCedar Island Lake
Oakland County · 290 acres
NRLake Sapphire
Missaukee County · 246 acres
NRLake Orion
Oakland County · 470 acres
NREagle Lake
Allegan County · 218 acres
NREagle Lake
Van Buren County · 196 acres
NRWormer Lake
Oakland County · 370 acres
NRLake of the Woods
Branch County · 334 acres
NRSwan Lake
Iron County · 160 acres
ASugarloaf Lake
Washtenaw County · 280 acres
NRMuskellunge Lake
Montcalm County · 137 acres
NRSusan Lake
Charlevoix County · 126 acres
NRHarwood Lake
Cass County · 118 acres
NRSilver Lake
Washtenaw County · 233 acres
NRPayne Lake
Barry County · -
NRFarewell Lake
Jackson County · 212 acres
NRByers Lake
Schoolcraft County · 160 acres
NROneal Lake
Emmet County · 138 acres
NRPerch Lake
Hillsdale County · 125 acres
NRLake St Clair Metropark
Macomb County · -
NRHoughton Lake
Roscommon County · 17,606 acres
CLake Charlevoix
Charlevoix County · 17,256 acres
NRManistique Lake
Mackinac County · 10,354 acres
AHubbard Lake
Alcona County · 8,767 acres

Where to stay for a Michigan lake trip

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