Turtle Lake, Wisconsin

About Turtle Lake

Turtle Lake is a small town in northwestern Wisconsin with an estimated population of 1,036.

Officially, Turtle Lake is an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.88 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 360 residents per square mile.

📰 Turtle Lake News Today

• Turtle Lake High School (WI) Volleyball MaxPreps · Aug 12
• Turtle Lake, WI Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Aug 14
• Turtle Lake, Walworth County Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 24
• Conrad Manske Obituary (2026) - Turtle Lake, WI - Skinner Funeral Home - Turtle Lake Legacy obituary · Aug 13
• Ron Harland Obituary | Skinner Funeral Homes | Turtle Lake, WI Tribute Archive · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Turtle Lake Unique

• Positioned in northwestern 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.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Turtle Lake

• Lake Country Pizza — pizza
• Staples Lake Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Turtle Lake

• Hartzell Memorial Field reviews ★
• Joel Marsh Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Loon Lake State Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Loon Lake Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Railway Park reviews ★
• Rice Bed Creek State Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Rice Beds Creek Wildlife Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Skinaway Lake Recreation Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Village Park reviews ★
• West Side Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Turtle Lake

• Laker Online
• Turtle Lake Elementary
• Turtle Lake High
• Turtle Lake Middle

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Turtle Lake

🏘️ Nearby Communities