Lake map ornament: your lake for the Christmas tree

By Kooper, Lake Swag, Ringgold, Georgia. Prices checked October 26, 2026; the product pages are always the live source.

Our lake map ornament comes two ways: clear crystal glass with the lake engraved in frosted white ($29.99), or glossy white ceramic with the lake printed in black ($19.99). Both ship free in the US, your family name and year go on free, and we make them for more than 90 lakes, all on the lake ornaments page. Below: how the two compare, how to pick, and when to order for Christmas.

Glass or ceramic

	Engraved glass	Ceramic
Price	$29.99, ships free	$19.99, ships free
Size	3 inches across, faceted edge	About 2.76 inches across, 0.125 inches thick
The lake	Laser engraved in frosted white	Printed in black on one side
Your words	Family name and year free, around the bottom of the ring	Name and year free
Hanging	Red ribbon	Gold-toned string
For Christmas, order by	Friday, December 4	Monday, December 7

The glass one catches the tree lights. The engraving is on one side and shows through from the back, so the lake shows from either side of the branch. Leave the name blank and the ring says the lake's state.

The ceramic one is bolder: a black lake on a white disc that you can read from across the room. It's also the one to pick if you're buying several, one for each family that comes up every summer.

How to pick a lake ornament

Start with the lake they'd name first. Ask, or look at what's on their dock flag. Some lakes have names only locals use: Smith Mountain Lake people say SML.

Know how the shape reads small. At about 3 inches, three kinds of lake look different:

• Long, narrow lakes print as a slim line. Lake George is about 32 miles long, so it's a thin sliver across the ornament.
• Lakes with many arms print lacy. Lake Lanier has more than 690 miles of shoreline up the Chattahoochee and Chestatee, and every arm shows as fine detail.
• Big, round lakes print bold. Lake Michigan and Lake Tahoe fill the ornament with one strong shape.

Two lakes in the family? Get two. They hang well side by side, and nobody has to pick.

A new lake house ornament for the first Christmas

The house closed this year, and the tree needs something from the place. Put the family name and the year on it, like "The Parkers · 2026", and it becomes the ornament that marks the first Christmas at the lake. It's free on both ornaments: type the words on the product page.

Other people it's for:

• The lake neighbor, the dock builder or the in-laws. A small thank-you that isn't another bottle of wine.
• A realtor's closing gift. One ornament of the buyer's lake, given at the closing table.
• Someone who moved away. The lake they grew up on, back on the tree every December.
• The grandparents' lake house. One for each family that comes up every summer.

Your name and year, free

Type a family name and a year on the ornament's page. On the glass one, it runs around the bottom of the ring: "The Smith Family · 2026". You can type your own short words instead, like two first names.

We email you a picture to check before we make it. Changes are free, and nothing is made until you say it looks right. Short wording reads best at this size.

If your lake isn't on the list

We'll draw it. Ask for a free mockup with your lake and the nearest town, and we email you a picture of your ornament within 24 hours. Nothing is made until you approve it. You can also order the glass or ceramic ornament for any lake right away; it's the same price, and we send the picture before we make it.

Who it isn't for

• If you want a depth chart, this isn't one. It's the shoreline and the name, art rather than a map, and not for navigation.
• If you want a carved wood or layered map, ours are engraved glass or printed ceramic.

Lakes with their own page, by state

Every ornament is on one page at lake ornaments, with a box to find your lake. These lakes also have their own page, with mugs, shirts and prints:

• Alabama: Lake Guntersville, Lake Martin, Smith Lake, Wheeler Lake, Pickwick Lake (with Mississippi and Tennessee)
• Arizona, California and Nevada: Lake Havasu, Big Bear Lake, Lake Tahoe
• Arkansas and Missouri: Beaver Lake, Lake of the Ozarks, Table Rock Lake
• Georgia and South Carolina: Lake Allatoona, Lake Lanier, Lake Oconee, Lake Sinclair, Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee, Lake Murray
• Great Lakes: Lake Erie, Lake Michigan, Lake Ontario, Lake Superior
• Kentucky: Lake Cumberland, Kentucky Lake, Lake Barkley, Dale Hollow Lake
• Midwest: Carlyle Lake (Illinois), Higgins Lake (Michigan), Dead Lake (Minnesota), Nelson Lake (Wisconsin)
• New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania: Lake Winnipesaukee, Canandaigua Lake, Lake George, Lake Hopatcong, Lake Wallenpaupack
• North Carolina and Virginia: Lake Norman, Smith Mountain Lake
• Tennessee: Center Hill Lake, Cherokee Lake, Chickamauga Lake, Douglas Lake, Fort Loudoun Lake, Nickajack Lake, Norris Lake, Tellico Lake, Watts Bar Lake
• The West: Flathead Lake (Montana), Lake Travis (Texas), Lake Powell (Utah and Arizona), Lake Tahuya (Washington)

When to order, and the offer

For Christmas, order the glass ornament by Friday, December 4 and the ceramic one by Monday, December 7. Each is made to order and ships in 2 to 5 business days after you approve your picture, then arrives 3 to 7 business days after it ships. Those are estimates, and our shipping policy says November and December can add time. You can still order after those dates; it may just arrive after Christmas.

Ornaments and rocks glasses ship free in the US. Everything else is $4.99 shipping, free over $59 after discounts. Code SWAG for 10% off your first order, at checkout.