Lake Ripley, Wisconsin

About Lake Ripley

Lake Ripley, WI is a small unincorporated community located in southern Wisconsin.

Lake Ripley holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.34 square miles.

📰 Lake Ripley News Today

• Lake Ripley Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Lake Ripley, WI Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Aug 30
• Lake Ripley a popular destination for south-central Wisconsin anglers Outdoor News · Feb 16
• Exploring Wisconsin: Lake Ripley offers crystal clear waters WMTV 15 NEWS · Jun 25
• Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued for Jefferson and Walworth Counties WTMJ · Jun 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Wisconsin headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Lake Ripley Unique

• The only place in America named Lake Ripley — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Lake Ripley

• Hering's Lake Ripley Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Lake Ripley

• Lake District Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lake Ripley Management District Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oakland Conservation Club · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Oakland Estates Community Park reviews ★
• Oakland Estates Outlot reviews ★
• Red Cedar Lake State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ripley Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Lake Ripley

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