Is Lake Okoboji worth visiting?

It is a great place for anyone to visit—families, couples, individuals, children . . . there is something for everyone. From a cruise on the Queen II on West Lake Okoboji to mini golf at Pirates Cove, a good time will be had by all! Check out all of my reasons to pack your bags and visit this fantastic location!



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East Okoboji Lake and its communities offer natural beauty, recreational opportunities, and a close-knit community environment. The lake attracts boating enthusiasts with its pristine, calm, and peaceful waters and provides a favorite spot for locals and tourists alike.

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West Okoboji is the second largest in the chain covering 3, 850 acres. It is a glacial lake created by the Wisconsin Glacier 14,000 years ago and has a maximum depth of 136 feet, which makes it the deepest natural lake in Iowa. Subterranean springs help provide the cool, clear, blue water of Iowa's most popular lake.

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Main Beach on the beautiful shores of West Okoboji. Main Beach units are all located lakefront on West Lake Okoboji, two blocks north of the amusement park.

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West Lake Okoboji's clear, cold waters are a relief from the heat, but take some getting used to. The sand beaches at Terrace Park, on the southern end of the lake, provide some of the most refreshing waters for swimming in the area.

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Although there is no scientific basis that West Okoboji is a blue lake, scientists and non-scientists alike agree the lake has exceptional water quality and color, and is one of only a handful of waterbodies included on the DNR's Outstanding Iowa Waters list.

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West Lake Okoboji is one of only three blue water lakes in the world, spring fed and 136 feet deep. Water recreational opportunities, from boating to sailing to various water sports, are boundless.

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For nearly a century a myth has circulated that West Okoboji is one of only three blue water lakes in the world, the others being Lake Geneva in Switzerland and Lake Louise in Canada.

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Scattered: this small leech has been found rather constantly in two bodies of water in the Okoboji region, Little Miller's Bay and Little Emerson's Bay, West Okoboji Lake.

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11 Most Beautiful Lakes in the United States
  • Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming.
  • Lake Superior, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
  • Flathead Lake, Montana.
  • Crater Lake, Oregon.
  • Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada.
  • Caddo Lake, Texas and Louisiana.
  • Mono Lake, California.
  • Echo Lake, New Hampshire.


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Lake Annecy originates from around 18,000 years ago, as a result of the melting of glaciers in the Alps. Today, it is considered the second largest lake in France and it has the title of the cleanest lake in Europe, due to strict environmental regulations introduced around 1960.

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West Okoboji Lake (sometimes known as West Lake Okoboji) is a natural body of water, approximately 3,847 acres (15.57 km2) in area, in Dickinson County in northwestern Iowa in the United States. It is part of the chain of lakes known as the Iowa Great Lakes.

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The clear water in the Blue Lake turns vibrant blue in summer. This is caused from the higher position of the sun in summer which means more light hits the surface of the lake. This increases the blue light that is scattered back out from the lake by small particles.

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