All-Sports Lakes Closest to Grand Rapids
40 lakesAll-sports lakes are the ones with no Michigan DNR motor restriction — open to skiing, tubing, and wake boats. This ranks them by straight-line distance from downtown Grand Rapids, closest first.
How we ranked: Includes lakes with no recorded Michigan DNR motor restriction (no no-wake or electric-only rule). Ranked by straight-line distance from downtown Grand Rapids.
#12 mi from GRFisk Lake
- #23 mi from GR
Battjes Lake
- #33 mi from GR
Batties Lake
#43 mi from GRWest Lake
#53 mi from GRMid Lake
#64 mi from GRReeds Lake
#74 mi from GRChurch Lake
#84 mi from GRHidden Lake (Grand Rapids Charter Twp)
#94 mi from GRShadow Lake
#104 mi from GRSoft Water Lake
#114 mi from GRTwin Lake
#124 mi from GRLamar Lake
- #134 mi from GR
Twin Lakes
- #144 mi from GR
Luvis Lake
#155 mi from GRLamberton Lake
#165 mi from GREmerald Lake
#175 mi from GRPorter Lake
#185 mi from GREcho Lake (Grand Rapids Charter Twp)
#195 mi from GRPerch Lake (Grand Rapids Charter Twp)
- #205 mi from GR
Echo Lake
#215 mi from GREast Lake
- #225 mi from GR
Mason Lake
#236 mi from GRDean Lake
- #246 mi from GR
Lake Eastbrook
#256 mi from GRFennessy Lake
- #266 mi from GR
Stafford Lake
#276 mi from GRThe Big Spring
- #286 mi from GR
Dunlop Lake
#297 mi from GRParadise Lake
#308 mi from GRKenowa Lake
#318 mi from GRWood Lake (Cascade Charter Twp)
- #328 mi from GR
Georgetown Park Lake
#338 mi from GRMaplewood Lake
#348 mi from GRRushmore Lake
#358 mi from GRLaraway Lake
#369 mi from GRScott Lake
#379 mi from GRLittle Pine Island Lake
- #389 mi from GR
Chandler Lake
#399 mi from GRCedar Lake
#409 mi from GRMead Lake
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