Michigan, boasting the longest freshwater coastline in the world, has 64,980 inland lakes and ponds and 11,000 lakes. Wherever you are in Michigan, you are less than six miles away from a natural body of water. The Grand Traverse County alone has 50 lakes. Big and small, glacial and man-made, some are inland and some are connected to Lake Michigan. Some are deep and others are shallow, with ancient cypress trunks rising from the waters. Ancient forests surround some, and others have huge dunes that tower over them.
1. Bass Lake
2. Big Glen Lake
3. Burt Lake, Michigan
4. Lakes in Michigan: Clam Lake
5. Crystal Lake, Michigan
6. Lakes in Michigan: Elk Lake
7. Gull Lake
8. Higgins Lake
9. Lake Bellaire
10. Lake Leelanau
11. Lake Michigan
12. Lake Muskegon
13. Little Glen Lake, Michigan
14. Best Michigan Lakes: Long Lake
15. Romantic MI Lakes: Manistique Lakes
16. Mullett Lake, Michigan
17. Paradise Lake, Michigan
18. Perch Lake, Michigan
19. Portage Lake, Michigan
20. Round Lake, Michigan
21. Silver Lake, Michigan
22. Spider Lake, Michigan
23. Torch Lake
24. Upper Herring Lake
What are the 20 Most Beautiful Lakes in Michigan?
The 20 Most Beautiful Lakes in Michigan according to local experts are:
- Bass Lake
- Big Glen Lake
- Burt Lake, Michigan
- Lakes in Michigan: Clam Lake
- Crystal Lake, Michigan
- Lakes in Michigan: Elk Lake
- Gull Lake
- Higgins Lake
- Lake Bellaire
- Lake Leelanau
- Lake Michigan
- Lake Muskegon
- Little Glen Lake, Michigan
- Best Michigan Lakes: Long Lake
- Romantic MI Lakes: Manistique Lakes
- Mullett Lake, Michigan
- Paradise Lake, Michigan
- Perch Lake, Michigan
- Portage Lake, Michigan
- Round Lake, Michigan
- Silver Lake, Michigan
- Spider Lake, Michigan
- Torch Lake
- Upper Herring Lake