Indiana Lakes: 33 Vacation Lakes in Indiana

Featured Indiana Lake

Lake Name	Lake Summary
Lake Michigan	As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The lake boasts a huge area of 22,400 square miles, making it the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world to be contained within one country. Measuring about 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, Lake Michigan stretches over 1,640 shoreline miles. More than 80 lighthouses dot the shoreline and large islands. However, Lake Michigan is not just a lake of superlatives; it is a freshwater paradise home to 12 million residents, and welcomes thousands of visitors every year. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level, and they are connected by the five-mile-wide Straits of Mackinac. Hydrologically, this makes the two a single lake that some designate as Lake Michigan-Huron. At LakeLubbers, we treat Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as two separate lakes, but acknowledge the comb ... (read more about Lake Michigan, Indiana)

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Lake Michigan

As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. The lake boasts a huge area of 22,400 square miles, making it the largest freshwater lake (by surface area) in the world to be contained within one country. Measuring about 307 miles long and 118 miles wide, Lake Michigan stretches over 1,640 shoreline miles. More than 80 lighthouses dot the shoreline and large islands. However, Lake Michigan is not just a lake of superlatives; it is a freshwater paradise home to 12 million residents, and welcomes thousands of visitors every year. Lake Michigan and Lake Huron share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level, and they are connected by the five-mile-wide Straits of Mackinac. Hydrologically, this makes the two a single lake that some designate as Lake Michigan-Huron. At LakeLubbers, we treat Lake Michigan and Lake Huron as two separate lakes, but acknowledge the comb ... (read more about Lake Michigan, Indiana)