$625,000
114 feet of Lake Sarah frontage in a bay shielded from the prairie winds, with a Floe dock system already in place and some of the best walleye fishing the lake is known for. Move-in ready, meticulously updated, and priced $72,000 below where it started.
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$1,250,000
125 feet of private Saratoga Lake frontage, a covered cabana right at the water's edge, and a rare double-lot yard with room to expand. Three levels of architect-designed glass and wood, built for watching eagles dive and sunsets unfold from the water.
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$309,000
A three-season cottage on Chicagon Lake that already runs as a successful vacation rental, sleeping up to eight between the bedroom and bunk room. Furniture and appliances included, with a pier, boardwalk, and waterside fire pit built for entertaining.
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$405,000
A freshly finished three-bedroom rancher on a private lake in Powhatan County, with a private pier stretching out over the water and a full-length deck built to take in the view. Hickory cabinets and bamboo floors inside — everything here is genuinely new.
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$799,900
136 feet of frontage on Lake Willoughby, the boat and dock already included, and a beach cove protected from stormy weather. This one is winterized and ready for real four-season use in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom.
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$404,900
Sunrise over the pond, sunset over the lake — this cottage sits on a double lot bordered by South Sandy Pond to the east and Lake Ontario to the west. A 32-foot enclosed porch runs the length of the house just to take it all in.
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$499,000
A completely renovated camp directly on Lake Champlain — new kitchen, new metal roof, new everything — with a 400-pound mooring out front that can hold a boat up to 45 feet. Watch osprey and eagles from the deck, or take the whole lake north to Burlington and Canada.
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$660,000
A long private boardwalk through the wetlands leads to a kayak ramp on Lake Lytle, and the ocean beach is just a few steps beyond that. Recently remodeled, with passive solar heating and a jacuzzi for after a day on the water.
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$599,000
112 feet of Brant Lake shoreline, a private on-site ramp for dropping in jet skis, and a fire pit right at the water's edge. A heated two-stall garage means South Dakota winters don't have to end the lake season early.
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$299,000
A one-bedroom cottage on an all-sports lake with no public boat launch, plus a detached sauna building with its own bathroom and a loft for extra sleeping space. Small, fully furnished, and ready for the rest of the summer.
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$1,300,000
A fully remodeled five-bedroom home on a private, man-made lake system in the middle of the Valley of the Sun, complete with its own dock, kayaks, and a quiet electric boat for sunset cruises. The seller is even offering 5% owner financing for the right buyer.
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$620,000
A three-bedroom home that floats directly on Lake Texoma, with a covered slip, a golf cart, and — if the seller's package is included — a tritoon boat ready to go. One real catch: the Army Corps of Engineers limits these to vacation use only, not full-time living.
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$1,749,000
250 feet of private Lake Superior shoreline with no stairs to the water, on Stoney Point — the same spot nationally known for freshwater surfing. A 2020 custom build with two kitchens, a two-story wall of glass, and an indoor half basketball court for whenever the lake isn't cooperating.
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$420,000
A cozy three-bedroom cottage on an 80-acre motorboat lake, an updated kitchen, a wood stove for winter, and a ski resort close enough to hit before lunch. The rare lake house that works just as hard in January as it does in July.
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$1,325,000
109 feet of deep, year-round water on Lake Murray, a sandy beach, a sea wall, and a brand-new heavy-duty boat lift built for the big boats. The kitchen was just finished too — new cabinets, granite, and stainless from top to bottom.
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$650,000
Deep, dockable water on Grand Lake, sunset views over Sailboat Bridge and Rainbow Bend, and a fully remodeled kitchen inside. The price just dropped $25,000, worth knowing before it moves again.
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$700,000
An entire private island on Lake Winnipesaukee, with a brand-new crank-up dock that lifts out of the water each fall and a fire pit deck built for the sunrise. Rent it out when it's empty and let the rental history cover the carrying costs.
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$1,595,000
384 feet of Lake Wylie shoreline on a point, held by the same family for 66 years, with a stationary deck built for sunsets, a floating dock and boat lift, and a 2013 Hurricane Sundeck boat included in the sale. This is a legacy property, not a flip.
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$130,000
300 feet of frontage on a 35-acre pond, tucked into 6.16 wooded acres with a right-of-way into more than 10,000 acres of state land next door. This Adirondack-style cabin is small and simple, but the setting is the kind that doesn't come up often at this price.
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$299,900
570 feet of frontage on Eureka Lake, five wooded acres, and a home that's finished and livable on the main level, with the upstairs left unfinished for you to build out. A pier is already in, and Lake Superior's beaches are about thirty minutes away.
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$289,000
Ripples of Possibility
6.23 acres and roughly 468 feet of frontage on Jack Lake, a designated natural environment lake with no other improved properties in view — and county zoning that opens the door to an RV park or campground concept. This is a Ripples of Possibility find: genuinely flexible land, not a one-path property.
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$324,900
Ripples of Possibility
9.39 acres overlooking Lake Watatic, with waterfront access, a dock and landing, and a perc test already completed — a genuine blank canvas for a waterfront dream home. This is a Ripples of Possibility find: the land and the water access are the story here, not a finished house.
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$249,000
Five wooded, private acres on the Keweenaw Peninsula, with roughly 500 feet of Lake Superior shoreline and a beach that runs about 1,200 feet wide — and no neighbors close enough to share it with. The nearest house sits three-quarters of a mile away.
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$475,000
Ripples of Possibility
168 feet of frontage on Augur Lake, a dock and private launch already in place, and — the real story here — two separate lots totaling over 6 acres. The existing camp is a comfortable, furnished getaway, but the second lot is what makes this a Ripples of Possibility find: room to build, subdivide, or simply hold.
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$670,000
Over 300 feet of owned, sandy-bottom frontage on Fahi Pond, unshared and reached by a short path from the house — bring a canoe down and be on the water in minutes. Nine and a half wooded acres, sunset views, and a huge three-car garage with a partially finished in-law space above.
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$209,900
A move-in-ready boathouse with its own boatslip out back, tucked under oak trees in New Orleans's West End Park, steps from Breakwater Drive on Lake Pontchartrain. Walk to the fuel dock for a drink or a bite, and you've got a genuine lake-life setup at $209,900.
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$2,095,000
Deep-water views on the main body of Lake Tulloch, a boat dock with a lift, two jet ski ports, and three full levels built for exactly the kind of entertaining a lake house is supposed to host. Built in 2007 on a steel foundation, this one is set up for serious water time, not just water views.
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$1,100,000
Forty feet of frontage on Elk Lake, part of Michigan's famed Chain of Lakes, a few minutes from the harbor town of Elk Rapids. Point the boat out and you've got Torch Lake and Lake Skegemog to explore without ever trailering it.
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$1,675,000
Built in 2018 with the lake in mind for every room, this one sits on a double lot at the end of a town-maintained road with 133 feet of shoreline, two private docks, and a level lawn that runs straight to the water. Walls of windows frame Lake Bomoseen from nearly every angle inside.
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$499,000
This one doesn't sit on the water — it floats on it. A recently remodeled 600-square-foot cottage on a gated outer dock in Bayview, with a mile of no-wake water between you and the mountains, and a private patio close enough to slip straight into the lake for a swim.
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$1,277,000
This one is only reachable by boat: a fully renovated bungalow on its own private island in the broads of Lake Winnipesaukee, with a protected breakwater dock and a west-facing shoreline built for sunset. No bridge, no causeway — just water on every side.
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$1,389,000
This one was built to be lived in, not just looked at: a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, over 600 feet of private shoreline on Sibley Lake, and a fully finished guest cabin that's already covered its own costs as an Airbnb. Custom kitchen, main-floor laundry, and heated garage floors round out a place designed for real Minnesota winters.
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$295,000
Lake Amanda is a private 112-acre lake most people have never heard of, ringed by about 165 families and run under no-wake rules — which is exactly why the dock in these photos has a picnic table and a pontoon tied up instead of a ski boat. Two shaded lots, a fishing pier, and multi-level decks come with it, for $295,000.
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$299,000
The dock is the thing here: covered, with electric and its own boat slip, at the end of a gentle slope down to Lake Eufaula. The cabin at the top is small, fully furnished, and already earning as a short-term rental — and the lot has room for a second home whenever you want it. At $299,000, you're buying a working setup rather than a plan.
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$2,595,000
Here's the number that matters: 653 feet of shoreline on Flathead Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake west of the Mississippi, with crystal-clear glacier-fed water and real sandy shallows underfoot in summer. This is a 30-acre legacy parcel on the north shore near Bigfork, minutes from town, with a fully remodeled house, a classic red barn, and room to build more.
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$749,000
Point lots are the ones worth paying attention to — water on multiple sides, panoramic views from nearly every room, and this one comes with a Trex dock and boat lift already in place on Lake Coronado. Inside Hot Springs Village's private amenity network, it's the kind of position that doesn't come up often.
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$2,295,000
Here's what genuinely rare looks like on Lake Sunapee: a deep-water boathouse with its own private bedroom and bath, sitting right over the water, on a lot with panoramic views stretching from Garnet Hill to Herrick Cove. This is a classic 1920s lake cottage, three-season and unpretentious, in one of Sunapee's most coveted waterfront positions.
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$259,000
A wall of windows facing Lake Ouachita, a patio perched right over the water, and a private boat ramp that's actually yours — this small cottage in Royal doesn't try to be anything more than what it is: a genuinely one-of-a-kind lake escape. After a $10,000 price cut, $259,000 gets you water access that most Lake Ouachita properties can't match.
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$884,900
Here's what almost never happens: genuine new construction — built in 2023 — sitting directly on Blue Lake, plus a 3,600-square-foot detached shop with room for every boat, camper, and piece of equipment you own, and 800 square feet already roughed in for future living quarters. No renovation guesswork, no deferred maintenance, just a finished lake house and a shop most people spend years wishing they'd built.
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$499,000
Here's the setup that makes this one different: two separate cottages on one Norris Lake lot, 120 feet of shoreline, and a private covered two-slip dock already in place. One unit's already proven itself as a short-term rental — the other's ready to be your own lake escape, or another income stream, depending on what you actually want out of it.
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$499,999
Toddy Pond is one of the Downeast coast's genuinely hidden gems — 2,000 acres, 8 miles of water, and a fishery serious enough to draw anglers year-round, yet still well off the more crowded Acadia corridor. This camp comes with a private dock, knotty pine interiors, and views across Second and Third Toddy Pond, all under an hour from Acadia National Park itself.
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$595,000
Thompson's Point is one of Lake Champlain's genuinely historic shoreline communities, and this cottage sits right on it — direct frontage on Point Bay, the Green Mountains across the water, and a newer dock that puts you on the lake the same afternoon you close. Three private patios and a screened porch mean there's a spot for every hour of the day, and the conserved land across the street means the view stays exactly like this.
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$425,000
Ripples of Possibility
Here's the pitch, plainly: you can't recreate 64 feet of level, swimmable shoreline on Norway Lake, but you can absolutely update a 1965 cabin. This one needs real work — the listing says so outright — but the location is the part that doesn't come around twice.
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$350,000
Ripples of Possibility
This is a genuinely small cottage — 1,040 square feet, one bath, built in 1970 — sitting directly on Penn Lake with a screened porch that looks straight at the water. It's not a renovated showpiece, it's an honest starting point, and at $350,000 you're paying almost entirely for the lake, in a Poconos-adjacent spot that rarely comes up this size or this price.
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$389,000
Here's what almost never happens at Rough River Lake: a private dock that isn't tied into anyone else's, sitting on 7.21 unrestricted wooded acres, with genuine privacy instead of the usual close-quarters lake living. Add a cabin that sleeps 8, a gravel golf cart path crossing its own creek bridge to the water, and $389,000 buys space that's genuinely hard to find on this lake.
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$310,000
Ripples of Possibility
This one's not for everybody, and that's exactly the point: a 1950s log cabin on 5 acres with 215 feet of level Garden Lake shoreline, a fuel oil heater, and paddling access into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area right from your own dock. The listing doesn't show a bathroom on record, so this is rustic in the truest sense — but for ,000, you're not really buying square footage, you're buying an actual gateway into the BWCA.
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$599,900
There's a word for this kind of listing: plural. As in, islands — more than one, approximately 15 acres of them, with over 4,000 feet of shoreline on Musser Lake, accessible only by boat. For $599,900, you own a private archipelago in the Northwoods with a cabin, a bunkhouse, hiking trails, and a bridge already in place.
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$115,000
Ripples of Possibility
Okay, hear me out: $115,000 for a waterfront spot on a private community lake in one of Bridgeport's better neighborhoods. The house needs real work — the listing doesn't hide it — but the deck is there, the water is right behind it, and at this price you're buying the lake address. Everything else is a project.
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$595,000
Here's a fun one: a $100,000 price cut on a private 5-acre lake just outside Akron, and the listing straight up tells you to keep the ranch, renovate it, or tear it down and build whatever you want. However you play it, you're doing it with lake views out every window.
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$1,300,000
Twelve acres, over 1,000 feet of shoreline wrapping a private point, and a separate one-bedroom apartment with its own lakeside deck — this updated Mid-Century Modern home on Kerr Lake's Roanoke River section comes with an oversized garage that could double as an airplane hangar, if that's ever crossed your mind.
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$595,000
A private 10-acre lake, 42 acres of land to hunt or homestead, and Starlink already installed — this Burkeville cottage is set up for bass fishing, duck hunting, kayaking, or just disappearing off the grid without actually losing the internet.
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$389,500
Twenty-two acres, 300 feet of frontage on a bass-and-pike lake, and a layout built to sleep ten — this Iron County retreat backs onto the Ottawa National Forest and comes with a fenced garden, mature fruit trees, and enough land to hunt, garden, or just disappear into for a weekend.
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$425,000
Irving Price, the co-creator of Fisher-Price, built this cottage as his family's summer retreat, and neighbors still tell stories of him field-testing new toys on the lawn. Now, for the first time in 53 years, it's for sale — 150 feet of private Lake Erie frontage, a private beach, and a stone fireplace original to the house.
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$1,200,000
Tenmile Lake is a working lake — dunes, crabbing, real boat traffic — and this estate is built for it: a covered two-boat slip, a private pond with its own fountain, a guest cabin out back, and enough house that everyone gets their own bathroom. It even comes with a boat and a sand rail for the dunes, so you're not starting from zero.
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$399,000
There's a private, bass-only lake in the middle of Connecticut that most people driving by would never guess exists — no public access, no through traffic, just this one quiet stretch of shoreline. A hundred feet of it comes with this $399,000 cottage, plus a private dock, a bunkhouse out back, and a brook with its own little footbridge running through the yard.
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$775,000
A double-slip dock, stairs to the water, and a recently remodeled bungalow on Lake Lanier's south end — all just minutes by boat to lakeside dining. The VA assumable loan at around 2.8% is the kind of detail that changes the math on a $775,000 purchase.
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$450,000
This 7-acre cabin only has one way in: by boat. Tucked into Tenmile Lake's quiet Blacks Arm, it comes with merchantable timber, a cleared trail through the property, and a rare year-round creek that feeds the cabin's water supply. There's no road to maintain and no neighbors to speak of — just a private cove and whatever you bring with you.
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$299,000
This is a blank slate on Shaws Pond, a 70-acre, crystal-clear pond with no boat traffic to speak of. The 2.1-acre lot already has a rustic cabin with electricity, a composting toilet, and a dock pulled up onshore — just no well or septic yet, so this is really a buildable waterfront lot with a head start. A walking path already leads from the driveway straight down to the water.
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$500,000
Halls Lake doesn't get crowded, and that's the whole sales pitch. This two-bedroom home holds over 500 feet of private shoreline on a 68-acre lake with a conservation buffer on two sides, so the closest thing to a neighbor is a protected hardwood forest. There's a pole barn for the boat, a hot tub and sauna for the off-season, and a whole-home generator so a Michigan winter never gets the final word.
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