Syracuse, NY · population 146,097

Lakes and swimming beaches near Syracuse

Syracuse sits within reach of 5 lakes in this guide and 1 mapped swimming spot. The closest is Oneida Lake, about 16 miles out. Every page carries the water level where an agency publishes one, the current weather and the access points.

 Lakes near Syracuse (5)

Water near Syracuse

Lakes and swimming spots within reach.

Closest lakes to Syracuse

Ordered by distance from the city center.

Oneida Lake

New York · Oswego County

Oneida Lake

Oneida Lake is a 51,151-acre lake on the Oneida River in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Oswego County. NY State Canal…

Natural lake
Skaneateles Lake

New York · Onondaga County

Skaneateles Lake

Skaneateles Lake covers about 8,800 acres of the Skaneateles Creek in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Onondaga County. It is…

Natural lake
Owasco Lake

New York · Cayuga County

Owasco Lake

Fed by the Owasco River, Owasco Lake holds roughly 6,784 acres of water in New York. It lies in Cayuga County. NY DEC manages it.…

Natural lake1 beach
Cayuga Lake

New York · Cayuga County

Cayuga Lake

Fed by the Seneca River, Cayuga Lake holds roughly 42,502 acres of water in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Cayuga County.…

Natural lake
Delta Lake

New York · Oneida County

Delta Lake

Delta Lake is a reservoir of some 2,377 acres on the Mohawk River, in New York. Its shoreline falls inside Oneida County.…

Reservoir

Swimming spots near Syracuse

Owasco Lake

Glenwood Beach

Cayuga County; 0.5 mi from the lake center.

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