Lakes / Alaska / Lakes Near Anchorage

Lakes Near Anchorage, Alaska

468 counted Alaska lakes sit within 60 miles of Anchorage - the largest is Skilak Lake at 24,783 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Skilak Lake	Kenai Peninsula	57 mi	24,783 acres	-
Kenai Lake	Kenai Peninsula	57 mi	14,097 acres	-
Beluga Lake	Kenai Peninsula	58 mi	10,437 acres	-
Inner Lake George	Anchorage	46 mi	6,675 acres	-
Eklutna Lake	Anchorage	30 mi	3,382 acres	-
Big Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	22 mi	3,069 acres	-
Cooper Lake	Kenai Peninsula	57 mi	2,164 acres	-
Figure Eight Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	20 mi	1,809 acres	-
Hidden Lake	Kenai Peninsula	52 mi	1,674 acres	-
Grant Lake	Kenai Peninsula	55 mi	1,629 acres	-
Upper Trail Lake	Kenai Peninsula	52 mi	1,623 acres	-
Crescent Lake	Kenai Peninsula	54 mi	1,423 acres	-
Portage Lake	Anchorage	48 mi	1,289 acres	-
Trapper Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	55 mi	1,262 acres	-
Flat Horn Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	24 mi	1,202 acres	-
Red Shirt Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	29 mi	1,173 acres	-
Lower Beluga Lake	Kenai Peninsula	50 mi	1,101 acres	-
Swan Lake	Kenai Peninsula	43 mi	838 acres	-
Nancy Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	33 mi	796 acres	-
Alexander Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	49 mi	697 acres	-
Barbara Lake	Kenai Peninsula	28 mi	682 acres	-
Daniels Lake	Kenai Peninsula	55 mi	655 acres	-
Loon Lake	Kenai Peninsula	46 mi	607 acres	-
Coal Creek Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	58 mi	560 acres	-
Carmen Lake	Anchorage	43 mi	538 acres	-
King Lake	Kenai Peninsula	32 mi	504 acres	-
Beaver Lake	Kenai Peninsula	53 mi	427 acres	-
Grouse Lake	Kenai Peninsula	33 mi	425 acres	-
Camp Island Lake	Kenai Peninsula	49 mi	423 acres	-
Horseshoe Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	24 mi	420 acres	-
Wasilla Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	31 mi	417 acres	-
Pepper Lake	Kenai Peninsula	32 mi	416 acres	-
Lake George	Anchorage	42 mi	400 acres	-
Stormy Lake	Kenai Peninsula	49 mi	393 acres	-
Mull Lake	Kenai Peninsula	26 mi	386 acres	-
Lucile Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	28 mi	378 acres	-
Phalarope Lake	Kenai Peninsula	27 mi	369 acres	-
Grebe Lake	Kenai Peninsula	50 mi	360 acres	-
Finger Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	34 mi	359 acres	-
Lynx Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	29 mi	355 acres	-
Rock Lake	Kenai Peninsula	46 mi	354 acres	-
Browns Lake	Kenai Peninsula	58 mi	352 acres	-
Clam Lake	Kenai Peninsula	47 mi	352 acres	-
Snag Lake	Kenai Peninsula	38 mi	330 acres	-
Gene Lake	Kenai Peninsula	33 mi	319 acres	-
Judd Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	60 mi	319 acres	-
Trinity Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	57 mi	319 acres	-
Sportfish Lake	Kenai Peninsula	28 mi	316 acres	-
Flat Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	22 mi	311 acres	-
Moose Lake	Kenai Peninsula	35 mi	310 acres	-
East Butterfly Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	27 mi	308 acres	-
Spirit Lake	Kenai Peninsula	57 mi	308 acres	-
Swanson Lake	Kenai Peninsula	34 mi	307 acres	-
Butterfly Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	27 mi	294 acres	-
Moosehorn Lake	Kenai Peninsula	46 mi	292 acres	-
Gavia Lake	Kenai Peninsula	43 mi	281 acres	-
McLain Lake	Kenai Peninsula	33 mi	279 acres	-
Long Lake	Matanuska-Susitna	36 mi	272 acres	-
Lower Trail Lake	Kenai Peninsula	56 mi	271 acres	-
Congahbuna Lake	Kenai Peninsula	52 mi	267 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 468 counted lakes within 60 miles of Anchorage.

Sources: USGS National Hydrography Dataset lake data; lake coordinates from the USGS NHD. Verified October 30, 2026.