Prior to 2010, Turtle Lake Lodge had a store and rental cabins with some facilities, since converted to residential lots.

Since those closures, South Bay is the only beach on the lake with store / gas / restaurant & lounge operations, open seasonally during summer.

[11] Along Turtle Lake's shores are campgrounds, parks, golf courses, resorts, beaches, boat launches, and other amenities geared towards recreation.

Turtle Lake has several species of fish, including northern pike, walleye, perch, and whitefish.

[17] The fish stocking program at Turtle Lake started in 1950, and has been ongoing with some regularity over the past 80 years.

Two species have been the focus of the stocking program in an effort to bolster their populations: walleye and lake whitefish.