Three Lakes, Wisconsin

About Three Lakes

Set in the northern part of Wisconsin, Three Lakes is a small unincorporated community.

Three Lakes holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.82 square miles.

📰 Three Lakes News Today

• Three Lakes High School (WI) Volleyball MaxPreps · Oct 9
• Events Calendar - Vilas County News-Review Vilas County News-Review · Oct 6
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Three Lakes, Wisconsin - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 16
• Severe storm damages boats, campers and vehicles at Three Lakes campground WSAW · Jul 27
• Intense storm causes widespread damage in Three Lakes Monday morning, 900 still without power wjfw.com · Jul 27

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 Three Lakes Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Wisconsin, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Wisconsin — one of 808 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Three Lakes

• Bonnie's Lakeside
• Dee Dee's Diner — breakfast
• Fika Bakery & Coffee (café)
• Grillerz
• Main Street Cafe — american
• Sunset Grill — american
• White Stag Inn

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Three Lakes Historical Society · Museum
• Northwoods Petroleum Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Three Lakes

• Haymeadow Flowage State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Headwaters Wilderness - Kimball Creek Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Headwaters Wilderness - Shelp Lake Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Rice Lake State Natural Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Thunder Lake Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Cy Williams Park reviews ★
• Don Burnside Park reviews ★
• Headwaters Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Phyllis B Felland Memorial Water Ski Park reviews ★
• Rice Lake Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Scott Lake-Shelp Lake State Natural Area reviews ★
• Tara Lila LLC Sundstein Road Unit · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Three Lakes

• Three Lakes Elementary
• Three Lakes High
• Three Lakes Junior High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

Full forecast →

Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Three Lakes

🏘️ Nearby Communities