Best Utah Lakes for Sailing & big water

11 Utah lakes meet our sailing & big water 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 on open water (≥2,000 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

    91,155 acres of open water

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  2. 2

    Great Salt Lake

    Box Elder County, UT925,718 acres

    925,718 acres of open water

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  3. 3

    Strawberry Reservoir

    Wasatch County, UT16,218 acres

    16,218 acres of open water

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  4. 4

    Fish Lake

    Sevier County, UT2,582 acres

    2,582 acres of open water

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  5. 5

    Jordanelle Reservoir

    Wasatch County, UT2,972 acres

    2,972 acres of open water

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  6. 6

    Bear Lake

    Rich County, UT70,008 acres

    70,008 acres of open water

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  7. 7

    Lake Powell

    San Juan County, UT47,123 acres

    47,123 acres of open water

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  8. 8

    Pineview Reservoir

    Weber County, UT2,500 acres

    2,500 acres of open water

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  9. 9

    Starvation Reservoir

    Duchesne County, UT2,991 acres

    2,991 acres of open water

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  10. 10

    Scofield Reservoir

    Carbon County, UT2,750 acres

    2,750 acres of open water

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  11. 11

    Piute Reservoir

    Piute County, UT2,226 acres

    2,226 acres of open water

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Utah sailing & big water — frequently asked

What is the best lake for sailing & big water in Utah?

Utah Lake in Utah County tops the list — 91,155 acres of open water. 11 Utah lakes qualify for this list overall.

How is this Utah sailing & big water list ranked?

Every lake on the list has a cited public-access or conditions signal — never an opinion. Sailing-eligible lakes have ≥2,000 acres of open water and at least one ramp or marina; we rank by access count, then by acreage. LakeVibe doesn't invent rankings: a lake only appears here when the data already supports it.

Which Utah lakes are best for sailing & big water?

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.