---
title: "Foster Joseph Sayers Lake boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/foster-joseph-sayers-lake/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "Unlimited horsepower (as listed by DCNR)"
---

# Foster Joseph Sayers Lake boating rules

DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for Foster Joseph Sayers Lake, with a 45 mph speed limit. Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open without an hp limit — check posted signs. Sources: DCNR Bald Eagle State Park; 58 Pa. Code §111.14(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- Gas (internal-combustion) motors are allowed. — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Speed limit 45 mph. — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake in Hunters Run Cove: at the inlet, near the launch areas at the south end, and from the inlet to the dam. (Hunters Run Cove inlet; southern end of Hunters Run Cove near the launch areas; northern end of Hunters Run Cove from the inlet to the dam) — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(i)-(iii)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake within 100 feet of either side of the Route 26 bridge. (Within 100 feet of either side of the Route 26 Highway Bridge) — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(iv)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake from about 2,000 feet west of the Upper Greens Run ramp through the backwaters. (From approximately 2,000 feet west of the Upper Greens Run launch ramp through the backwaters of the lake) — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(2)(v)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- No waterskiing in Hunters Run Cove. (Hunters Run Cove) — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(3)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Boats with inboard engines that use over-the-transom or straight-stack exhausts may not be operated. — [58 Pa. Code §111.14(4)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- DCNR lists unlimited horsepower for this lake. — [DCNR Where to Boat table: Bald Eagle State Park](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat) — verified 2026-10-04
- DCNR's park page: unlimited horsepower motors permitted. — [DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating) — verified 2026-10-04
- DCNR: speed limit 45 mph. — [DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating) — verified 2026-10-04
- DCNR: boaters must follow a counterclockwise traffic pattern. — [DCNR Bald Eagle State Park boating page](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating) — verified 2026-10-04
- Personal watercraft only where the park posts the lake open to motorboats with no horsepower limit; check posted signs. — [17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html) — verified 2026-10-04

## Ramps

PFBC's access data lists no verified public ramp on this lake.

## Sources

- [§ 111.14. Centre County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.14.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [Where to Boat](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat)
- [Boating at Bald Eagle State Park](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/bald-eagle-state-park/boating)
- [§ 11.219. Boating.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))

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