Bear Lake
Colorado

Lake Tenaya
California

Stonington Harbor
Maine

Flathead Lake
Montana

Silver Jack Reservoir
Colorado

Lake McDonald
Montana

Disenchantment Bay
Alaska

Mystic Seaport
Connecticut

Seneca Lake
New York

Lake Junaluska
North Carolina

Providence Lake
Louisiana

Bench Lake
California

Cane River Lake
Louisiana

Mono Lake
California

Lake Powell
Arizona

Lake Solitude
Wyoming

Boothbay Harbor
Maine

Blue Hill Bay
Maine

Lewes Harbor
Delaware

Backbone Lake
Iowa

Deep Creek Lake
Maryland

Lake Eola
Florida

Fairy Stone Lake
Virginia

Tenants Harbor
Maine

Jordan Pond
Maine

Lake Dillon
Colorado

Flaming Gorge
Wyoming

Lums Pond
Delaware

Two Medicine Lake
Montana

Diablo Lake
Washington

Mosquito Lagoon
Florida

Watoga Lake
West Virginia

Put-in-Bay
Ohio

Lake Ann
Washington

Chocorua Lake
New Hampshire

Lake Mead
Nevada

Caddo Lake
Texas

Crescent Lake
Montana

Valdez Harbor
Alaska

Lake Texana
Texas

Aransas Bay
Texas

St Mary Lake
Montana

Port St. Joe
Florida

Crater Lake
Oregon

Snow Lake
Washington

Blue Mesa Reservoir
Colorado

Blanca Lake
Washington

Spirit Lake
Washington

Picture Lake
Washington

Pass Christian
Mississippi

Rockport Harbor
Massachusetts

Jenny Lake
Wyoming

Lake Isabella
California

Shores Lake
Arkansas

Lake Crescent
Washington

Gastineau Channel
Alaska

Dream Lake
Colorado

Lake Siskiyou
California

Santa Barbara Harbor
California

Haystack Reservoir
Oregon

Lake Irwin
Colorado

Little Oyster Bay
Virginia

Keystone Lake
Pennsylvania

Lyman Lake
Washington

St. Simon Sound
Georgia

Arch Lake
Tennessee

Cub Lake
Colorado

Pensacola Bay
Florida

Bell Harbor
Washington

Cunningham Lake
Nebraska

Enchantment Lakes
Washington

Bullfrog Lake
California

Apalachee Bay Oystermen
Florida

Carrabelle Harbor
Florida

Newport Harbor
Oregon

Southport
North Carolina

Depoe Bay
Oregon

Tilghman Island
Maryland

Trout Lake - Ophir
Colorado

Great Sand Bay
Michigan

Land Between the Lakes
Kentucky

Blue Ridge Lake
Georgia

Loon Lake
Wisconsin

Poe Valley Lake
Pennsylvania

Chain O Lakes
Indiana

Evolution Lake
California

Summit Lake
California

Lake Guntersville
Alabama

Lake Eufaula
Oklahoma

Lake Wenatchee
Washington

Cloverleaf Lake
California

Bayboro Harbor
Florida

Marie Lake
California

Lake San Cristobal
Colorado

Eagle Lake
Maine

Rangeley Lake
Maine

Frenchman Bay
Maine

Long Bayou
Florida

Beaver Lake
Arkansas

Jackson Lake
Georgia

Scituate Harbor
Massachusetts

Baron Lake
Idaho

Lake Chicot
Arkansas

Trap Pond
Delaware

Summersville Lake
West Virginia

Boca Ciega Bay
Florida

Plymouth Harbor
Massachusetts

Lake Champlain
Vermont

Lake Pleasant
Arizona

Trillium Lake
Oregon

Silver Lake Flat Resevoir
Utah

Lake Agnes
Utah

Bear Lake
Utah

Wind River Lake
Wyoming

Chichagof Island
Alaska

Jackson Lake
Wyoming

Chesapeake Bay Watermen
Virginia

Yellowstone Lake
Wyoming

Fontana Lake
North Carolina

The Last Paradise
Florida

Ingeborg Lake
Idaho

Devils Lake
Wisconsin

Black Hills Sylvan Lake
South Dakota

Upper Pine Creek Lake
California

Lake Shasta
California

Hills Creek Lake
Pennsylvania

Berry Pond
New Hampshire

Grand Traverse Bay
Michigan

Tracy Arm Fjord
Alaska

Roosevelt Lake
Ohio

Little Beaver Lake
West Virginia

Twin Lakes
California

Portage Harbor
Washington

DuSable Harbor
Illinois

Willard Bay
Utah

South Bristol Harbor
Maine

Lake Marie
Wyoming

Ralph Price Reservoir
Colorado

San Diego Embarcadero
California

Pyramid Lake
Nevada

Edmonds Waterfront
Washington

Red House Lake
New York

Jupiter Inlet
Florida

Port Canaveral
Florida

Lake Chelan
Washington

Swiftcurrent Lake
Montana

Kailua Bay
Hawaii

Convict Lake
California

Lake Union
Washington

Buck's Pocket
Alabama

Rating scale based on popularity, aesthetics, access, amenities:

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    Excellent
    Above Average
    Average
    Minimal Site (i.e. day-use parks, overlooks, etc.)