Clam Lake, Wisconsin

About Clam Lake

Clam Lake is a small unincorporated community in northwestern Wisconsin.

Clam Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.4 square miles.

📰 Clam Lake News Today

• For the first time in its history, St. Croix Chippewa release sturgeon WPR · Oct 15
• Bud Rubeck Obituary (1952 - 2026) - Hayward, WI - Sawyer County Record Legacy obituary · Aug 3
• Wisconsin's 2025 Elk Season Opens Oct. 18 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (.gov) · Oct 16
• Wisconsin Elk Herd Hits Record Numbers, DNR Issues 20 Tags for 2026 Season OutdoorHub · May 28
• 2025 elk hunting season in Wisconsin wraps up, 12 elk harvested FOX6 News Milwaukee · Dec 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Clam Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Clam Lake — 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 northwestern 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 18 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Clam Lake

• BPW Wayside reviews ★
• Balsam Creek Waterfowl Area reviews ★
• Jackson Burke Property · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lynch Creek Number 5 Waterfowl Area reviews ★
• McCarthy Lake And Cedars State Natural Area reviews ★
• Spider Lake State Natural Area reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Clam Lake

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