It's easy to fall in love with Wisconsin's 15,000 lakes. The DNR partners with the University of Wisconsin - Extension and citizens around the state to help protect and maintain these amazing natural resources while providing some of the best recreational opportunities in the nation. More than 600 lake organizations and thousands of volunteers play a leadership role in the …

The Department of Natural Resources has maps for some 1,350 individual lakes, ponds, flowages and rivers for public distribution. We do not have maps for every Wisconsin lake or river.

The Lakes and Aquatic Invasive Species (AIS) Mapping Tool is an interactive web map. This tool allows users to search and map AIS and lake monitoring locations, watercraft inspection sites and grants projects across the state.

Launch Boat Access Map BACKGROUND In 2024, this viewer was modernized as a part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s Web Map Modernization project. All Wisconsin citizens have the right to boat, fish, hunt, ice skate and swim on navigable waters. This also includes enjoying the natural scenic beauty of navigable water and the quality and …

"Making Friends on the Beach" by Diane Johnson. Photo taken at Kohler-Andrae State Park in Sheboygan County. Looking for a beach to visit on Lake Michigan or Lake Superior? Wisconsin has over 1,000 miles of Great Lakes shorelines. Check out the county maps below which identify beaches on Wisconsin's Great Lakes. 2022 Wisconsin Beach List [PDF]

Fishing, hunting, recreation Boat Access - Public boat access and shore fishing sites. Lake Michigan State Water Trail Viewer - Canoe and kayak access sites and other recreational information along Lake Michigan. Find a Lake - Wisconsin lakes of interest.

The DNR produces a wide range of publications and information for the public on hundreds of topics related to the environment, recreation, wildlife, and natural resources. In many cases, no piece of information is quite as helpful as a good map! Maps help present information in a form that is more easily understood and meaningful to broad audiences. You can browse the …

Wisconsin citizens have a long tradition of protecting the lakes they love, and Wisconsin's regarded as a national model for building a partnership among local citizens, government, and academia to protect lakes.

Launch Boat Access Map. BACKGROUND In 2024, this viewer was modernized as a part of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR)'s Web Map Modernization project. All Wisconsin citizens have the right to boat, fish, hunt, ice skate and swim on navigable waters. This also includes enjoying the natural scenic beauty of navigable water and the quality and …

The PFAS Interactive Data Viewer is a mapping tool that incorporates datasets from several DNR programs to show locations throughout Wisconsin that have been impacted by PFAS. Information included in the PFAS Interactive Data Viewer include locations with known PFAS contamination and whether clean up has been completed; results from testing municipal drinking water for …