HL#7 - Private Heart Lake Waterfront Retreat – 1.68 Acres Near Conover, Wisconsin – $190,000
If you have been searching for a true Northwoods getaway where you can build a vacation home or cabin, spend your days on the water, and enjoy the peace of a private lake, this 1.68-acre waterfront property on Heart Lake in Vilas County deserves a closer look.
Located just 5 minutes from Conover and approximately 20 minutes from Eagle River, this property combines a beautiful wooded setting with direct frontage on 67-acre Heart Lake, a private lake with no public access. Priced at $190,000, it offers an opportunity to create your own waterfront retreat in one of northern Wisconsin’s most popular vacation regions.
Private Waterfront on 67-Acre Heart Lake:
The centerpiece of this property is Heart Lake itself. Unlike many Northwoods lakes with busy public boat launches, Heart Lake has no public access, giving the lake a more private and secluded character.
The property features an attractive shoreline with clear, shallow water along the edge and a mixture of sand and small stones, creating an inviting transition from land to water. From the property, there are broad, unobstructed views across the lake to a wooded opposite shoreline. Whether you picture mornings with coffee overlooking the water, afternoons swimming or paddling, or quiet evenings watching the sun reflect across the lake, this is the type of setting people come to northern Wisconsin to find.
The manageable 67-acre size also gives Heart Lake an intimate feel that is well suited to kayaking, canoeing, paddleboarding, fishing, and leisurely boating.
A Beautiful Wooded Northwoods Setting:
The 1.68 acres provide considerably more than just waterfront. As shown in the photos, the property contains a scenic mixture of mature hardwoods, tall pines, birch and other northern trees, along with natural ferns, grasses, and younger growth.
Closer to the lake, the land becomes more open beneath the mature trees, allowing filtered views of the water through the woods. The combination of pine trunks, hardwood canopy, and fern-covered forest floor gives this area the classic Northwoods appearance buyers look for in a vacation property.
The terrain gently transitions toward the shoreline, creating elevated views of Heart Lake from portions of the property while still providing convenient access to the water.
One of the especially attractive features is the wide cleared trail running through portions of the acreage and toward the lake. This makes the property easier to explore and helps buyers visualize how the land might someday be laid out for a driveway, cabin, vacation home, or recreational space, subject to applicable zoning and permitting requirements.
Build Your Northwoods Escape:
With 1.68 acres, this property provides room to create more than a small lake cottage squeezed onto a narrow lot. There is space to preserve trees and natural screening around a future home while maintaining access and views toward the lake.
Imagine a Northwoods cabin tucked among the pines and hardwoods with a deck facing the water. Spend summer mornings walking down to the shoreline with a cup of coffee, launch a kayak for an evening paddle, or simply sit beside the water and enjoy the quiet.
In autumn, the property takes on an entirely different character. The photos capture the brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows of the surrounding hardwoods, making the lake views especially impressive during fall color season.
And because this is Vilas County, the property is positioned for much more than summer use.
Minutes from Conover and Eagle River:
The property is located only about 5 minutes from Conover, giving you convenient access to everyday necessities while still enjoying a peaceful lake setting.
Drive roughly 20 minutes south and you can be in Eagle River, one of northern Wisconsin’s best-known vacation communities. There you will find restaurants, shopping, groceries, sporting goods, entertainment, and services—making it easy to spend extended weekends or entire vacations at the property without giving up convenience.
Eagle River is also famous for the 28-lake Eagle River–Three Lakes Chain, an interconnected system offering extensive opportunities for boating, fishing, paddling, tubing, and other water recreation.
Four Seasons of Recreation in Vilas County:
Owning property here means having an enormous amount of outdoor recreation within easy driving distance. Vilas County contains more than 1,300 lakes and 73 rivers and streams, providing seemingly endless opportunities for fishing, boating, kayaking, canoeing, and exploring new water throughout the Northwoods.
Anglers can spend their vacations pursuing the fish northern Wisconsin is famous for, while boaters can explore everything from small wilderness lakes to the extensive Eagle River chain. The Eagle River area is particularly well known for musky, walleye, bass, and other popular Northwoods gamefish.
Away from the water, Vilas County offers an extensive outdoor trail network for hiking, biking, ATV/UTV riding, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, paddling, and other activities. The county tourism office reports nearly 90 designated multi-use trails and more than 240,000 acres of public land.
ATV and UTV riders also have excellent opportunities nearby. Vilas County's route and trail system connects communities including Conover and Eagle River with other destinations throughout the Northwoods.
When winter arrives, the area transforms into one of Wisconsin's major snowmobiling destinations. Eagle River has long promoted itself as the “Snowmobile Capital of the World” and serves as a hub for an extensive groomed trail network and major snowmobile events.
For those who prefer quieter recreation, the Eagle River area also offers hiking and biking opportunities such as the Three Eagle Trail, along with numerous scenic forest roads and trails throughout Vilas County.
A Waterfront Property Made for Vacations:
What makes this property especially appealing is the combination of private water, wooded acreage, proximity to town, and access to four-season recreation.
You can enjoy the privacy of Heart Lake without being isolated. Conover is just minutes away, Eagle River is approximately 20 minutes from the property, and the lakes, trails, forests, restaurants, shops, and recreational opportunities of Vilas County are all within reach.
For the buyer who has been dreaming about a Northwoods vacation property where the lake is right outside the door, this 1.68-acre Heart Lake parcel at $190,000 offers a setting that is increasingly difficult to duplicate.
1.68 Acres | Heart Lake Waterfront | 67-Acre Private Lake | No Public Access | Approximately 5 Minutes to Conover | Approximately 20 Minutes to Eagle River | $190,000
Come walk the property, follow the trail toward the water, stand beneath the mature pines and hardwoods, and take in the views across Heart Lake. It is easy to picture a future cabin or vacation home here—and years of Northwoods memories to go with it.
