Dock Dreams

The below ranking shows the lakeside homes across America and Canada that people would most like to own.

RankingLakeState/ProvinceCountry
11 High Rock Lake North Carolina U.S.
12 Center Hill Lake Tennessee U.S.
13 Rainbow Lake Arizona U.S.
14 Wild Horse Reservoir Nevada U.S.
15 Douglas Lake Tennessee U.S.
16 Lake Washington Washington U.S.
17 Lake Santa Fe Florida U.S.
18 Lake Champlain Vermont U.S.
19 Lake George New York U.S.
20 Flathead Lake Montana U.S.
21 Navajo Lake New Mexico U.S.
22 Lake Norman North Carolina U.S.
23 Torch Lake Michigan U.S.
24 Canyon Lake Texas U.S.
25 Lake Las Vegas Nevada U.S.
26 Wallowa Lake Oregon U.S.
27 Lake Havasu Arizona U.S.
28 Skaneateles Lake New York U.S.
29 Blue Mesa Reservoir Colorado U.S.
30 Lake of the Ozarks Missouri U.S.
31 Pelican Lake Minnesota U.S.
32 Glen Lake Michigan U.S.
33 Lewis and Clark Lake South Dakota U.S.
34 Lake Dillon Colorado U.S.
35 Moosehead Lake Maine U.S.
36 Lake Cumberland Kentucky U.S.
37 Lake Winnipesaukee New Hampshire U.S.
38 Deep Creek Lake Maryland U.S.
39 Summersville Lake West Virginia U.S.
40 Newfound Lake New Hampshire U.S.
41 Lewis Smith Lake Alabama U.S.
42 Lake Wallenpaupack Pennsylvania U.S.
43 Lake Dora Florida U.S.
44 Chautauqua Lake New York U.S.
45 Nolin River Lake Kentucky U.S.
46 Table Rock Lake Missouri U.S.
47 Smith Mountain Lake Virginia U.S.
48 Great Herring Pond Massachusetts U.S.
49 Minocqua Lake Wisconsin U.S.
50 Greenwood Lake New Jersey U.S.
51 Heron Lake New Mexico U.S.
52 Stonewall Jackson Lake West Virginia U.S.
53 Higgins Lake Michigan U.S.
54 Detroit Lake Oregon U.S.
55 Patagonia Lake Arizona U.S.
56 Lake Lure North Carolina U.S.
57 Lake Travis Texas U.S.
58 Okanagan Lake British Columbia Canada
59 Seeley Lake Montana U.S.
60 Lake Geneva Wisconsin U.S.
61 Sherbrooke Lake Nova Scotia Canada
62 Lake Barkley Kentucky U.S.
63 Squam Lake New Hampshire U.S.
64 Toledo Bend Reservoir Louisiana U.S.
65 Lake Minnetonka Minnesota U.S.
66 Green Lake Wisconsin U.S.
67 Lake Chaubunagungamaug Massachusetts U.S.
68 Lake Willoughby Vermont U.S.
69 Mason Lake Washington U.S.
70 Gull Lake Minnesota U.S.
71 Pickwick Lake Mississippi U.S.
72 Bear Lake Utah U.S.
73 Lake Anna Virginia U.S.
74 Lake Joseph Ontario Canada
75 Buffalo Bill Reservoir Wyoming U.S.
76 Jamestown Reservoir North Dakota U.S.
77 Lake Erie Ohio U.S.
78 Conneaut Lake Pennsylvania U.S.
79 Lake Burton Georgia U.S.
80 Lake Wawasee Indiana U.S.
81 Apple Valley Lake Ohio U.S.
82 Lake Coeur d’Alene Idaho U.S.
83 Worden Pond Rhode Island U.S.
84 Lake Murray South Carolina U.S.
85 Fox Lake Illinois U.S.
86 Lake Texoma Oklahoma U.S.
87 Grand Lake o’ the Cherokees Oklahoma U.S.
88 Lake Winnipeg Manitoba Canada
89 Lake Waramaug Connecticut U.S.
90 Lake Caroline Mississippi U.S.
91 Indian Lake Ohio U.S.
92 Lake Lanier Georgia U.S.
93 Sebago Lake Maine U.S.
94 Pascoag Reservoir Rhode Island U.S.
95 Wilson Lake Kansas U.S.
96 Elephant Butte Lake New Mexico U.S.
97 Lake Linganore Maryland U.S.
98 Lake Keowee South Carolina U.S.
99 Lake Utopia New Brunswick Canada
100 Lake Ainslie Nova Scotia Canada
101 Candlewood Lake Connecticut U.S.
102 Waskesiu Lake Saskatchewan Canada
103 Long Lake Northwest Territories Canada
104 Prelude Lake Northwest Territories Canada
105 Lake Oconee Georgia U.S.
106 Lake Hopatcong New Jersey U.S.
107 Rangeley Lake Maine U.S.
108 Moores Lake Delaware U.S.
109 False River Louisiana U.S.
110 Cranberry Lake New Jersey U.S.
111 Lake Chelan Washington U.S.
112 Lake Clark Alaska U.S.
113 Lake Bomoseen Vermont U.S.
114 Lake Winnisquam Massachusetts U.S.
115 Grenada Lake Mississippi U.S.
116 Johnson’s Pond Rhode Island U.S.
117 Glenfinnan Lake Prince Edward Island Canada
118 Lake Jocassee South Carolina U.S.
119 Shuswap Lake British Columbia Canada
120 Pend Oreille Lake Idaho U.S.
121 Magaguadavic Lake New Brunswick Canada
122 Lake Springfield Illinois U.S.
123 Broken Bow Lake Oklahoma U.S.
124 Kootenay Lake British Columbia Canada
125 Lake Guntersville Alabama U.S.
126 West Okoboji Lake Iowa U.S.
127 Lake Madison South Dakota U.S.
128 Glendo Reservoir Wyoming U.S.
129 Great Slave Lake Northwest Territories Canada
130 Lake Muskoka Ontario Canada
131 Pineview Reservoir Utah U.S.
132 Lake LBJ Texas U.S.
133 Cheat Lake West Virginia U.S.
134 Kawartha Lakes Ontario Canada
135 Lake Claiborne Louisiana U.S.
136 Grand Lake New Brunswick Canada
137 Trap Pond Delaware U.S.
138 Lake McConaughy Nebraska U.S.
139 Peterhead Lake Nunavut Canada
140 Deer Lake Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
141 Fish Lake Yukon Canada
142 Devils Lake North Dakota U.S.
143 Lake Martin Alabama U.S.
144 Marsh Lake Yukon Canada
145 Sylvan Lake Alberta Canada
146 Tagish Lake Yukon Canada
147 Auke Lake Alaska U.S.
148 Claytor Lake Virginia U.S.
149 Lake Rosseau Ontario Canada
150 Lake Hamilton Arkansas U.S.
151 Payette Lake Idaho U.S.
152 El Dorado Lake Kansas U.S.
153 Lake Diefenbaker Saskatchewan Canada
154 Bras d’Or Lake Nova Scotia Canada
155 Lake Simcoe Ontario Canada
156 Lake Sara Illinois U.S.
157 Clear Lake Iowa U.S.
158 Lake Kampeska South Dakota U.S.
159 Lac Ste. Anne Alberta Canada
160 Lake Freeman Indiana U.S.
161 Lake Metigoshe North Dakota U.S.
162 Big Bonne Bay Pond Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
163 Lake Maxinkuckee Indiana U.S.
164 Lake Taneycomo Missouri U.S.
165 Emma Lake Saskatchewan Canada
166 Lac Saint-Joseph Québec Canada
167 Lake Perry Kansas U.S.
168 Beaver Lake Arkansas U.S.
169 Bantam Lake Connecticut U.S.
170 Lac Memphrémagog Québec Canada
171 Bull Shoals Lake Arkansas U.S.
172 Capitol Beach Lake Nebraska U.S.
173 Lake Newell Alberta Canada
174 Lake Panorama Iowa U.S.
175 Gambo Pond Newfoundland and Labrador Canada
176 Lac Taureau Québec Canada
177 Frobisher Lake Saskatchewan Canada
178 Katajuaq Lake Nunavut Canada
179 Caddy Lake Manitoba Canada
180 Lums Pond Delaware U.S.
181 Kenai Lake Alaska U.S.
182 West Hawk Lake Manitoba Canada
183 Little Miminegash Pond Prince Edward Island Canada
184 Falcon Lake Manitoba Canada

Methodology: Online panel survey of 3,007 respondents based on age, gender, and geography. Internal data sources are used to obtain population data sets. We used a two-step process to ensure representativeness through stratified sampling and post-stratification weighting. June 2025.

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