{
    "name": "Halfway Lake",
    "slug": "halfway-lake",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/halfway-lake/",
    "counties": [
        "Union"
    ],
    "motor_class": "no_motors",
    "verdict": "No motors",
    "hp_max": null,
    "kw_max_ours": null,
    "kw_note": null,
    "pwc": "prohibited",
    "pwc_label": "PWCs not allowed",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": false,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 6.4000000000000003552713678800500929355621337890625,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "No motors of any kind, gas or electric, may be used on Halfway Lake. Paddle and sail boats need a registration or a launch permit. Sources: 58 Pa. Code §111.60; DCNR Raymond B. Winter State Park. Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "halfway-lake#1",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "No motors of any kind, gas or electric.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.60",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.60",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.60.html",
            "quote": "It is unlawful to operate a boat powered by a motor.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "halfway-lake#2",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR lists this lake for non-powered boats only.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Raymond B. Winter State Park",
            "citation": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Raymond B. Winter State Park",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat",
            "quote": "Raymond B. Winter State Park | non-powered | 3.5 acres",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "halfway-lake#3",
            "kind": "pwc",
            "summary": "Personal watercraft are not allowed: this state park lake is not listed as open to motorboats without a horsepower limit.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "citation": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html",
            "quote": "(3) Operating personal watercraft unless the body of water is posted as being open to motorboats without a limit on horsepower.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        }
    ],
    "lake_specific_statewide_rules": [],
    "ramps": [],
    "access_data_as_of": "20260827",
    "agency_ramp_notes": [],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}