---
title: "Lake Pleasant boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/lake-pleasant/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "No motors"
---

# Lake Pleasant boating rules

No motors of any kind, gas or electric, may be used on Lake Pleasant. Paddle and sail boats need a registration or a launch permit. Source: 58 Pa. Code §111.25(c). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- No motors of any kind, gas or electric. — [58 Pa. Code §111.25(c)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.25.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- A personal watercraft is defined by its internal-combustion engine, so PWCs can't be used where those engines are banned. — [58 Pa. Code §109.3(a)(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter109/s109.3.html) — verified 2026-10-04

## Ramps

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

## Sources

- [§ 111.25. Erie County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.25.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [§ 109.3. Personal watercraft.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter109/s109.3.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))

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