Who doesn’t like spending time at the lake? It’s when you get to slow down, relax and have a good time. You might be looking for some lake captions to go with your amazing lake pics for your next post. We gathered the best lake captions for Instagram that include funny lake captions, cute lake captions, pun captions about lakes, captions for a lake day, short lake captions and captions for lake pictures.
We quit our jobs over 10 years ago and have been traveling ever since but still love to come home in the summer and spend time with friends and family at the lake. We have paired our favorite captions on lakes with our favourite lake photos.
Here are some of our other captions and quotes for when you are spending time at the lake.
- Lake Life Quotes and Lake Quotes
- Swimming Captions
- Jet Ski Captions
- Paddle Board Captions
- Boat Captions and Boat Quotes
- Fishing Captions, Fishing Quotes and Funny Fishing Quotes
- Camping Captions and Camping Quotes
- Water Quotes and Captions
- Sailboat Quotes
Whether you are heading to your lake house, planning to spend the day on the boat, or just meeting up with family or friends to relax on the beach you will find the perfect lake day captions here. If you are heading to the lake with your significant other head to our lists of Cute Couple Captions and Funny Couple Captions to find the perfect couple caption for the lake.
Jump ahead to your favourite category or just start scrolling to find the perfect lake caption for you.
Lake Captions
Here are a few of our favorite lake captions. Lake hair. Don’t care.
- I love to wake at the lake
- Life is better at the lake
- Another day, another dip
- Life by the lake is better with friends in tow
- Lake is the life
- I’m on lake time

- Decks, docks, and flip flops
- Sleep under the stars and swim under the sun
- Life is s’more fun with you
- Live. Love. Lake.

- There’s no place like home except the lake
- Life is at ease with a lake breeze
- Memories made at the Lake last a lifetime
- I like big boats and I cannot lie
Lake Captions for Instagram
Here is a list of the most popular Instagram lake captions for your next post that your followers will love.
- Lake breeze puts me at ease
- Good times and tan lines
- Go jump in the lake
- Beer tastes better at the lake
- It’s a-boat time we got to the lake

- Leaving worries in our wake
- Another day, another adventure
- Over the moon and under the leaves
- The lake: Life slows down. Friends stay longer.
- When we count our blessings, we count days at the lake
- The lake is calling. I must go.

- If you’re lucky enough to live at the lake, you’re lucky enough
- I love to wake at the lake
- Home is where the waves are
- Life is at ease with a lake breeze.
- Eat. Sleep. Boat. Repeat.
Funny Lake Captions
When looking at lake captions, funny is often the way to go. Here is a list of our favourite funny lake captions for Instagram. Check out our list of Funny Captions.
- Life’s a beach, enjoy the waves
- The lower the latitude, the better the attitude
- I’m a fish in water
- Lakeaholic
- Floatin’ along!
- You dive me crazy
- Fish tremble before me
- Looking for the catch of the day
- I’m lost at the lake. Don’t bother me.

- Work like a captain, play like a pirate
- Worry less, paddle more
- I don’t need therapy, I just need the lake
- I lake you a lot!
- What happens on the deck, stays on the deck
- Reading while sunbathing makes you wel-red
- I’m a lakeaholic
- Beer tastes better at the lake
- Girls just wanna have sun
Lake Puns for Instagram Captions
Or maybe you are looking for lake puns captions. If so, this list is for you.
- Keeping it reel at the lake
- Avoid pier pressure
- Of all the fish… you mer-maid for me
- This is my resting beach face
- It’s a bit lake to start now
- Lake a fish out of water
- Adios beaches
- Let minnow if you need anything
- Nobody likes a shady beach
- Feeling a bit beachy

- Come out of your shell
- You’re very spe-shell to me
Cute Lake Captions
We loved these cute lake captions that are perfect for any day at the lake photo. Check out our list of Cute Captions.
- Just keep paddling!
- It’s lake o’clock somewhere
- You bring the boat and I’ll bring the bubbles

- At the lake and keeping it reel
- I’m hooked!
- S’more for me!
- What happens at the lake stays at the lake
- Heaven is a little closer in a home by the lake
- All you need is love. And the lake…
- Sunshine and lake water is all I need
Clever Captions for Lake Pictures
These lake picture captions are all great choices. You might also like our list of Clever Captions.
- Chose serenity
- Take the scenic route
- Keeping it natural
- Sunshine and lake water is all I need

- Nothing like sunsets, especially when on the lake
- Another lovely day in Lakes
Lake Day Instagram Captions
We love a lake day and these are perfect lake day captions for Instagram.
- There’s nothing quite like life by the water
- My music is the breeze
- Born to fish
- Smell like a campfire
- The lake is my happy place

- If you’re lucky enough to live at the lake, you’re lucky enough
- Lake rules: Sleep in. Read. Nature. Memories. Relax. Fish. Enjoy each moment.
- Good times and tan lines
- Going to the lake. Bear with me.
- Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability
- Hooked. Like, for reels
- Good times and tan lines
Short Lake Captions
If you are looking for short Insta captions for lake pics, any of these are great choices because a caption doesn’t have to be lengthy to make an impact. Check out our list of Short Captions.
- Paradise
- Splish Splash
- This is living
- Lake colours

- Stay fresh!
- Floatin’ along
- Ship shape
- Going fishing
- I’m a catch!
- Lake selfie
If you like this caption head to our lists of Funny Selfie Captions and Cute Selfie Captions to find the perfect lake selfie caption.
- I refuse to sink
- Water you doing?
- Vacation mode on
- Summer, you’re golden
- Fluent in s’mores code
Fun Lake Instagram Captions
You’ll love these fun lake Instagram captions.
- Nature’s poolside
- Welcome to the lake house
- Come aboard
- Bobbing along
- The best friends are around a campfire
- A clean cabin is a sign of wasted time at the lake
- When we count our blessings, we count days at the lake

- Make your heart like a lake with calm, Still, surface and great depth of kindness
- The little lake you love is the biggest ocean for you!
- Stay close to the serenity of a lake to meet your own peace of mind
- My love for you is in-tents!
- Time wasted at the lake is time well wasted
Lake Quotes for Instagram
If you are looking for a great quote to use as your social media caption these are our favourites from our longer list of Best Lake Quotes. You might also like our Short Summer Quotes, Funny Summer Quotes, and Vacation Quotes.
- “So lovely was the loneliness of a wild lake.” – Edgar Allan Poe
- “The lake and the mountains have become my landscape, my real world.” – Georges Simenon
- “A lake carries you into recesses of feeling otherwise impenetrable.” -William Wordsworth
- “Looking out over the lake, I felt enveloped in the most peaceful, loving utopia.” – Laurie Kahn

- “A lake so vibrant in color that it looks like a fine art painting.” ― Stefanie Payne
- “This lake exceeds anything I ever beheld in beauty.” – Percy Bysshe Shelley
- “Water creates so much beauty, life and mystery.” ― Fennel Hudson
- “I grew up with the smell of the lake and the feeling of the woods.” – Steven Tyler

- “I could never in a hundred summers get tired of this.” — Susan Branch
- Stay close to the serenity of a lake to meet your own peace of mind.” – Munia Khan
- “Make your heart like a lake, with a calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.” – Lao Tzu
- “A little tranquil lake is more significant to my life than any big city in the world.” – Munia Khan
Lake Life Captions
These lake life captions are all about what is like to check out and head to the lake.
- Memories made at the lake last forever.
- Better to wake at the lake.
- The lake: Life slows down. Friends stay longer.
- Another day, another dip.
- There’s nothing quite like life by the water.
- I love to wake at the lake.
- Skip a stone. Take a hike. Sit a spell. Listen. Daydream. Just breathe. This is lake living.

- At the lake, every hour is happy hour.
- A clean cabin is a sign of wasted time at the lake.
- When we count our blessings, we count days at the lake.
- If you’re lucky enough to live at the lake, you’re lucky enough.
- There’s no place like home except the lake.
- Lake rules: Sleep in. Read. Nature. Memories. Relax. Fish. Enjoy each moment.
- Time wasted at the lake is time well spent.
Lake Vacation Captions
Vacation time at the lake is when you really get to relax and let go. If you like these lake vacation captions you chould check out our list of Best Vacation Captions.
- I’m on vacation time
- Making time for a lake vacation
- Vacations are better at the lake
- Lake vacations are the best vacations

- There’s no place to vacation like the lake
- On vacation at the lake – don’t call me
- What happens on the lake vacation stays at the lake
- Healing my body and mind with vacation
- Lake vacation mode on
- Great things come to those who book lake vacations
Summer Lake Captions
If you like these summer lake captions check out our list of Funny Summer Captions.
- Summer is better at the lake
- Spending my summer at the lake

- Summer lake life is the best lake life
- I’m on summer at the lake time
- At ease with a summer lake breeze
- Spending my summer jumping in the lake
- My summer at the lake is calling. I must go.
Beach Captions for the Lake
We love to spend time on the beach at our favorite lake. Here are a few of our favorites from our list of Funny Beach Captions.
- Life is better at the Beach!
- Don’t Worry, Get Sandy!
- Beach. Sleep. Repeat.
- Life’s a beach.

- Keep calm and let’s go to the beach
- Set your clock to beach time
- Life is Better in a bikini
- I followed my heart and it led me to the beach
- Let the countdown to the beach begin!
- The more tan lines the merrier
- Paradise found

- Gone to the beach. Be back never.
- Life is good at the beach
- The beach is calling and I must go
- Beach vacay is my happy place
- Life is a BEACH enjoy the WAVES
- You can never have too much beach

- Forever BEACHY
- You either love the beach, or you’re wrong
- I wonder if the beach misses me
Boat Captions
Some of our favourite lake moments have been while hanging out on a boat and these lake boating captions are great for those times. Pick your favourite caption for boating on a lake. And you might want to check out our list of Perfect Boat Captions.
- It’s a-boat time we got to the lake
- Eat. Sleep. Boat. Repeat.
- Boat waves, sun rays, ain’t nothing like lake days
- Boat, lake, sunset, perfect
- Whatever floats your boat

- Life is best with a lake and a boat
- Home is where the boat is docked
- Live. Love. Boat. Lake.
- Lake life = Go boating, Nap often, Enjoy every sunset
- Keep calm and boat on

- I don’t need therapy, I just need my boat and a lake
- I’m outdoorsy, I like to drink on boats
Lake Fishing Captions
For some people you can’t go to the lake and not fish. If you are one of those people this list of lake fishing captions is perfect for you and you should check out our list of Perfect Fishing Captions.
- Paradise: Lake. Boat. Fishing rod.
- Nothing like the freedom on being on the lake fishing
- There is always time for one more cast

- I’m lost on the lake fishing, don’t bother me
- Boat, lake, sunset, fish, perfect
- I’m either just floating on the lake or I’m looking for the catch of the day
- Lake rules: Sleep in. Read. Nature. Memories. Relax. Fish. Enjoy each moment.
Camping Captions by the Lake
If you like these camping captions by the lake check out our list of Perfect Camping Captions for your next camping adventure.
- A bad day camping at the lake is better than a good day not camping
- Life is better when you are camping at the lake

- Lake reflections, campfire, setting sun – life is good
- A glimpse of the lake from my tent is icing on the cake
- Sleeping on the ground with a view of the lake is where it’s at
- My shower is a swim in the lake
- Life’s short – pitch a tent by the lake
There it is, hope you found the perfect lake caption for your next Instagram post.
We also have other lists of quotes and captions about nature including the sun, waterfalls, sunsets , forests, rivers, lakes, trees, mountains, the sea, sunshine and sunrise.
Let us know in the comments below if we missed any that should be added.
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