Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Upper Paradise Lake
Upper Paradise Lake, Alaska
210 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.37 degrees N, 149.01 degrees W - Kenai Peninsula County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Upper Paradise Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 66 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Paradise Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 3.2 mi | 183 acres |
| Ptarmigan Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 9.0 mi | 666 acres |
| Nellie Juan Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 9.6 mi | 1,176 acres |
| Grant Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 12 mi | 1,629 acres |
| Vagt Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 13 mi | 39 acres |
| Lower Trail Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 13 mi | 271 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Paradise Lake
How Big Is Upper Paradise Lake?
Upper Paradise Lake covers 210 acres in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kenai Peninsula County?
Tustumena Lake is the largest lake in Kenai Peninsula County, at 73,354 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 27764796). Verified October 30, 2026.