| Official Name: | Lakes East, Connecticut |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | Connecticut#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Lakes East |
| Coordinates: | 41.3339°N -73.4917°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Connecticut |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Fairfield |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ridgefield |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.35 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.25 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 615 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 06877 (Ridgefield) |
| Area Code: | 203/475 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 09-41585 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2805951 |
Lakes East is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northeast part of the town and consists of neighborhoods sited around several small lakes, notably Wataba Lake in the north and Fox Hill Lake in the south.
Lakes East was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.