---
title: "Poe Lake boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/poe-lake/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "Electric motors only"
---

# Poe Lake boating rules

Only electric motors may be used on Poe Lake, and electric boats must stay at slow, no-wake. A gas engine may stay on the boat but can't be run. Personal watercraft aren't allowed. Source: DCNR Poe Valley State Park. Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- DCNR lists this lake as electric motors only. — [DCNR Where to Boat table: Poe Valley State Park](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat) — verified 2026-10-04
- DCNR's park page: electric motors only, at slow, no-wake speed. — [DCNR Poe Valley State Park boating page](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/poe-valley-state-park/boating) — verified 2026-10-04
- Electric-powered boats: slow, no-wake speed only. — [58 Pa. Code §107.2(1.1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- A gas engine may stay attached to the boat, but it may not be run. — [58 Pa. Code §107.2(2)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- State park rule: no gas engine on waters posted electric-only without DCNR's written permission. — [17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(2)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Personal watercraft are not allowed: this state park lake is not listed as open to motorboats without a horsepower limit. — [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

- [Where to Boat](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat)
- [Boating at Poe Valley State Park](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/poe-valley-state-park/boating)
- [§ 107.2. Electric motors.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [§ 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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