---
title: "Mud Lake (Hartstown Swamp) boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/mud-lake-crawford-county/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "Check official text"
---

# Mud Lake (Hartstown Swamp) boating rules

Sources differ on motor rules for Mud Lake (Hartstown Swamp). Read the official texts and the posted signs before launching with a motor. Source: 58 Pa. Code §135.41(c)(8). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- On State game lands: no gas motors; electric motors only at slow, no-wake, unless the water is posted closed to boats or to all motors. — [58 Pa. Code §135.41(c)(8)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter135/s135.41.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

- [§ 135.41. State game lands.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter135/s135.41.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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