Cranberry Lake
Cranberry Lake is a 924-acre lake in Vilas and Oneida counties, Wisconsin, up to 23 feet deep, with 232 waterfront parcels on its shore. Fish include musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye. It has a public boat landing.
- Size: 924 acres
- Deepest point: 23 ft
- Average depth: 9 ft
- Bottom: 40% gravel, 30% sand, 15% rock, 15% muck
- Fish: Musky, Panfish, Largemouth bass, Smallmouth bass, Northern pike, Walleye
- Public access: a public boat landing
- Boating: Full recreation: over 50 acres, so open to water-skiing and boating at speed under state law
- Local boating ordinances on record: water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas
- Drive time without traffic: Green Bay 2 hr 45 min, Appleton 2 hr 55 min, Eau Claire 3 hr 10 min, Madison 3 hr 50 min, Twin Cities 4 hr 15 min, Milwaukee 4 hr 20 min, Waukesha 4 hr 20 min, Rockford 4 hr 45 min, Chicago 5 hr 45 min
- Invasive species on record: Chinese Mystery Snail, Eurasian Water-Milfoil, Rusty Crayfish
- Waterfront parcels: 232 waterfront parcels
Questions about Cranberry Lake
How many waterfront properties are on Cranberry Lake?
232 waterfront parcels front Cranberry Lake: 153 in Vilas County and 79 in Oneida County. That counts parcels on the water from county parcel maps, not homes for sale.
How big is Cranberry Lake?
Cranberry Lake covers 924 acres in Vilas and Oneida counties, Wisconsin.
How deep is Cranberry Lake?
Cranberry Lake is 23 feet deep at its deepest point, and 9 feet deep on average.
What fish are in Cranberry Lake?
The Wisconsin DNR lists musky, panfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, northern pike and walleye in Cranberry Lake.
Is there public access to Cranberry Lake?
Yes. Cranberry Lake has a public boat landing.
Can you water-ski or run a boat at speed on Cranberry Lake?
Cranberry Lake is over 50 acres, so Wisconsin's slow-no-wake rule for small lakes does not apply and boats may run at speed, staying slow within 100 feet of shore, docks and swimmers. Local ordinances on record include water-skiing rules and slow-no-wake areas; the ordinance itself says which part of the lake or the day each covers.
How long is the drive to Cranberry Lake?
By car, Cranberry Lake is about 2 hr 45 min from Green Bay, 2 hr 55 min from Appleton, 3 hr 10 min from Eau Claire, 4 hr 15 min from the Twin Cities and 5 hr 45 min from Chicago. Those are typical times without traffic, to the nearest road at the lake.
What is the bottom of Cranberry Lake like?
The lake bottom is 40% gravel, 30% sand, 15% rock, 15% muck, by the Wisconsin DNR's record.