Best Utah Lakes for Boating

29 Utah lakes meet our boating bar — each has a cited public-access or conditions signal behind it. Top of the list: Utah Lake in Utah County. Ranked by public boat ramps and marinas, then surface acres; surface acreage and live readings are shown where published.

Public boat ramps come from Utah DNR open data; marinas from OpenStreetMap; surface acres from USGS NHD or cited research.

  1. 1

    Utah Lake

    Utah County, UT91,155 acres

    11 public boat ramps

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  2. 2

    Great Salt Lake

    Box Elder County, UT925,718 acres

    5 public boat ramps

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  3. 3

    Strawberry Reservoir

    Wasatch County, UT16,218 acres

    4 public boat ramps

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  4. 4

    Fish Lake

    Sevier County, UT2,582 acres

    4 public boat ramps

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  5. 5

    Jordanelle Reservoir

    Wasatch County, UT2,972 acres

    3 public boat ramps

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  6. 6

    Bear Lake

    Rich County, UT70,008 acres

    2 public boat ramps

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  7. 7

    Lake Powell

    San Juan County, UT47,123 acres

    2 public boat ramps

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  8. 8

    Pineview Reservoir

    Weber County, UT2,500 acres

    2 public boat ramps

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  9. 9

    Cutler Reservoir

    Cache County, UT1,541 acres

    2 public boat ramps

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  10. 10

    Panguitch Lake

    Garfield County, UT1,052 acres

    2 public boat ramps

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  11. 11

    Starvation Reservoir

    Duchesne County, UT2,991 acres

    1 public boat ramp

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  12. 12

    Scofield Reservoir

    Carbon County, UT2,750 acres

    1 public boat ramp

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  13. 13

    Piute Reservoir

    Piute County, UT2,226 acres

    1 public boat ramp

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  14. 14

    Mona Reservoir

    Juab County, UT1,496 acres

    1 public boat ramp

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  15. 15

    Echo Reservoir

    Summit County, UT1,411 acres

    1 public boat ramp

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Utah boating — frequently asked

What is the best lake for boating in Utah?

Utah Lake in Utah County tops the list — 11 public boat ramps. 29 Utah lakes qualify for this list overall.

How is this Utah boating list ranked?

Every lake on the list has a cited public-access or conditions signal — never an opinion. We rank by total public ramps (Utah DNR) + marinas (OpenStreetMap), then by surface acreage (USGS NHD). LakeVibe doesn't invent rankings: a lake only appears here when the data already supports it.

Which Utah lakes are best for boating?

Our top picks are Utah Lake, Great Salt Lake, Strawberry Reservoir, Fish Lake. Tap any lake for its full conditions, things to do, and where to stay.