Lakes of the North is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is located in Mancelona Township to the south and Star Township to the north. The population of the CDP was 1,044 at the 2020 census.
The community of Lakes of the North was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Lakes of the North CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (0.90%) is water.