{
    "name": "Long Pond",
    "slug": "long-pond-wayne-county",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/long-pond-wayne-county/",
    "counties": [
        "Wayne"
    ],
    "motor_class": "no_hp_limit_listed",
    "verdict": "Check official text",
    "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": "Sources differ. Chapter 111 (§111.64(b)) says internal-combustion motors are permitted on Long Pond and sets waterskiing hours. PFBC's Long Pond page says boating is limited to unpowered boats and electric motors, and also lists the waterskiing rules. §53.8(a) bars internal-combustion engines on Commission lakes. Read the official texts and the posted signs before launching with a gas motor.",
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 81,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "Sources differ on motor rules for Long Pond. Read the official texts and the posted signs before launching with a motor. Sources: 58 Pa. Code §111.64(b)(1); PFBC Long Pond page; 58 Pa. Code §53.8(a). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#1",
            "kind": "ice_permitted",
            "summary": "Chapter 111 says gas (internal-combustion) motors are allowed.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "§111.64(b)(1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.64(b)(1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.64.html",
            "quote": "The operation of boats powered by internal combustion motors is permitted.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#2",
            "kind": "ski_kite_parasail",
            "summary": "Towed watersports only 10 a.m.–5 p.m. on weekends and holidays, and 10 a.m.–sunset on other weekdays.",
            "conditions": {
                "time": "10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (weekends and holidays); 10 a.m. until sunset (weekdays other than holidays)"
            },
            "locator": "§111.64(b)(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.64(b)(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.64.html",
            "quote": "Waterskiing and other boat-towed watersports are permitted from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on weekends and holidays and from 10 a.m. until sunset on weekdays other than holidays.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#3",
            "kind": "towing",
            "summary": "A boat may tow only one boat-towed device on weekends and holidays.",
            "conditions": {
                "days": "weekends and holidays",
                "season_from": "Saturday preceding Memorial Day",
                "season_to": "Labor Day"
            },
            "locator": "§111.64(b)(3)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.64(b)(3)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.64.html",
            "quote": "A boat may not tow more than one boat-towed device on weekends and holidays from the Saturday preceding Memorial Day through Labor Day.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#4",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Slow, no-wake from sunset until sunrise.",
            "conditions": {
                "time": "from sunset until sunrise"
            },
            "locator": "§111.64(b)(4)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §111.64(b)(4)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.64.html",
            "quote": "The speed of boats is limited to slow, no wake speed from sunset until sunrise.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#5",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "PFBC's page for this lake: electric motors or unpowered boats only; electric boats at slow, no-wake.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "PFBC lake page: Boating",
            "citation": "PFBC lake page: Boating",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/fishandboat/about-us/pfbc-lakes/long-pond",
            "quote": "Boating is limited to unpowered boats and boats powered by electric motors. Boats with electric motors are limited to slow, no wake speed.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#6",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "On Fish and Boat Commission lakes no gas engine may run, even just to charge or power an electric motor.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter53/s53.8.html",
            "quote": "An internal combustion engine may not be used to propel a boat or to provide energy to the motor on Commission lakes.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#7",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Electric-powered boats: slow, no-wake speed only.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter53/s53.8.html",
            "quote": "Boats propelled by battery-powered electric motors shall not be operated at greater than slow no wake speed.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#8",
            "kind": "other",
            "summary": "Electric and unpowered boats may be used with a gas engine attached, as long as it is not run.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §53.8(a)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter53/s53.8.html",
            "quote": "Boats propelled by battery-powered electric motors and nonmechanically propelled boats, subject to restrictions on sailboats and inflatables, may be used either with or without internal combustion engines attached.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "long-pond-wayne#9",
            "kind": "pwc",
            "summary": "Personal watercraft use internal-combustion engines, which may not run on Commission lakes, so PWCs can't be used here.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §109.3(a)(1) with §53.8(a)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §109.3(a)(1) with §53.8(a)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter109/s109.3.html",
            "quote": "(1) Uses an internal combustion motor powering a water jet pump as its primary source of motive propulsion.",
            "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": [
        {
            "name": "Lake Alden - Long Pond",
            "lat": 41.66938999999999992951416061259806156158447265625,
            "lon": -75.341980000000006612026481889188289642333984375,
            "paved_ramp": null,
            "trailer_parking": true,
            "dock": true,
            "ada": null,
            "fee": false,
            "source_file": "Access20260827"
        }
    ],
    "access_data_as_of": "20260827",
    "agency_ramp_notes": [
        {
            "source_id": "pfbc-lake-long-pond",
            "quote": "One launch ramp is available along with associated parking facilities."
        }
    ],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}