Oconto County Lake Property for Sale - Maiden Lake WI Real Estate

Oconto County Lake Property for Sale
Maiden Lake WI Real Estate

This Maiden Lake lot for sale in Oconto County may be the last vacant buildable lake lot on its nearly six miles of shore. Nestled in a 10 foot deep bay, this secluded one-of-a-kind Oconto County lake property for sale is in a modern plat of about 119 front feet of lake shore and over an acre of land. (For comparison, one recent sale of an older cottage on Maiden Lake is squeezed on to a .16 acre lot. Source: Realtors Association of Northeast Wisconsin MLS)

Maiden Lake is located west of Highway 32 near Lakewood, at the halfway point between Mountain and Townsend. The overall area is surrounded by the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest with the Cathedral Pines State Natural Area a main natural attraction to this northern Wisconsin region.

For anyone not familiar with this particular Wisconsin lake, Maiden Lake is 278 surface acres with a maximum depth of 52 feet. Fish species include Panfish, Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Walleye. Maiden Lake's water clarity is very clear and considered excellent. (Source: WI DNR Lakes Website)

If you love both quiet fishing and paddling and fun waterskiing and tubing, Maiden Lake offers the perfect balance of quiet lake and full-rec lake. No-wake regulations are in effect between the hours of 4pm and 10am. (Ordinance for the Town of Riverview, Oconto County, Wisconsin)

Out of Oconto Counties nearly 200 lakes, Maiden Lake stands alone as being both one of the largest and one of the deepest. For comparison, other well-known Oconto County lakes include Anderson Lake (182 acres), Archibald Lake (430 acres), Bass Lake (149 acres), Boot Lake (263 acres), Boulder Lake (362 acres), Chute Pond (417 acres), Crooked Lake (143 acres), Kelly Lake (361 acres), Leigh Flowage (231 acres), Machickanee Flowage (435 acres), Maiden Lake (290 acres), Pickerel Lake (127 acres), Reservoir Pond (409 acres) and the Townsend Reservoir(476 acres).

This last Maiden Lake lot is mostly wooded with easily rolling terrain with a moderate slope to level land next to the lake. A thick buffer of pine trees shields the home site from the neighbors. Walk-out construction would provide both cost efficient extra living space and multi-level wood and water views from lake house and deck. A drilled well is included, and electric and natural gas are available. Property access is from paved, little traveled, North Maiden Lake Road.

With all of the stats laid out, here’s what this Maiden Lake lot presents to the next owner. If you want to build your own dream lake home instead of buying someone else’s dated fixer-upper, AND also want to be on one of the best lakes in Oconto County this Maiden Lake lot should be on your list of Wisconsin lakes to see. New quality homes on similarly sized lake lots neighbor this lot for sale and help set the standard of construction. The neighboring lake houses also give the next owner the ability to optimize their site plan to maximize privacy and seclusion.

The quiet cove where this lake property is located will be perfect for installing a pier for sheltered docking of boats and watercraft. Depending on your tastes in boating you’ll need a water-ski boat for skiing and tubing, and a pontoon boat for fishing during the quiet hours and for running over to the locally famous Maiden Lake Supper Club (Featured in the movie and book 'Wisconsin Supper Clubs: An Old Fashioned Experience".)

This Wisconsin Lake property for sale for only $84,900. The 2017 estimated fair market value is $106,200 & the assessed value is $111,700. Compared to the fair market the list price is a 20% savings.

Oconto County data shows rising fair market values on this Maiden Lake lot; FMV is up $4900 from last year. With the current stable economy and rising markets; now is the time to own this beautiful lake lot.

Please call Patrick O'Hearn at Waterfront Dreams for additional maps, and to make arrangements to see this Maiden Lake lot for sale. (Seller requests property shown by appointment as courtesy to neighbors. Thanks!)