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Delavan Lake · The outdoor list

Trails, docks, farms, markets.

The boat launch with the deepest channel. The trail to the gorge. The farm stand that takes Venmo. The icon you've heard of and the one you haven't.

Boat launches

2 listed
  • Delavan
    Lake Lawn Marina
    Editor's pick

    A 261-slip marina on the lake's northeast shore, protected within a private break-wall — pontoon, speed boat, jet ski, kayak, and paddleboard rentals in summer.

    (262) 728-7950Visit site ↗
  • Delavan
    Delavan Lake Marina
    Editor's pick

    A boat rental operator on North Shore Drive — pontoons and fishing boats, run under Kustom Parts & Service.

    Daily 8:30am–7pmVisit site ↗

Iconic stops

2 listed
  • Delavan
    Lake Lawn Resort
    Editor's pick

    The lake's historic anchor on 200-plus wooded acres — the Mabie family's circus-era farm became a 50-room guesthouse in 1883 and has operated as a resort ever since, now with 271 rooms, a golf course, a spa, and the lake's largest marina.

    (262) 728-7950Visit site ↗
  • Delavan
    Delavan's Circus Heritage
    Editor's pick

    Twenty-six circuses wintered in Delavan between 1847 and 1894, starting with the Mabie brothers' United States Olympic Circus — Edmund Mabie's circus is credited by local historians with inventing pink lemonade. A historical marker downtown documents the circus colony; the town's clown-history connection later relocated to the International Clown Hall of Fame in West Allis.