{
    "name": "Shawnee Lake",
    "slug": "shawnee-lake-bedford-county",
    "url": "https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/shawnee-lake-bedford-county/",
    "counties": [
        "Bedford"
    ],
    "motor_class": "electric_only",
    "verdict": "Electric motors only",
    "hp_max": null,
    "kw_max_ours": null,
    "kw_note": null,
    "pwc": "prohibited",
    "pwc_label": "PWCs not allowed",
    "electric_slow_no_wake": true,
    "state": "ok",
    "sources_differ": null,
    "cross_border": null,
    "acres": 451,
    "acres_source": "PFBC Lakes Point 202411, AreaAcres",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
    "official_text_rechecked": "2026-11-01",
    "answer": "Only electric motors may be used on Shawnee 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 Shawnee State Park. Verified Oct. 4, 2026.",
    "facts": [
        {
            "id": "shawnee-lake#1",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR lists this lake as electric motors only.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Shawnee State Park",
            "citation": "DCNR Where to Boat table: Shawnee State Park",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/what-to-do/boating/where-to-boat",
            "quote": "Shawnee State Park | electric | 451 acres",
            "statewide_rule_applied": false,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shawnee-lake#2",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "DCNR's park page: electric motors only, at slow, no-wake speed.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "DCNR Shawnee State Park boating page",
            "citation": "DCNR Shawnee State Park boating page",
            "source_url": "https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dcnr/recreation/where-to-go/state-parks/find-a-park/shawnee-state-park/boating",
            "quote": "Electric motors only; 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": "shawnee-lake#3",
            "kind": "speed_limit",
            "summary": "Electric-powered boats: slow, no-wake speed only.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(1.1)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(1.1)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html",
            "quote": "(1.1) Boats propelled by electric motors where boating is permitted and internal combustion engines are prohibited shall not be operated at greater than slow, no-wake speed.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shawnee-lake#4",
            "kind": "other",
            "summary": "A gas engine may stay attached to the boat, but it may not be run.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(2)",
            "citation": "58 Pa. Code §107.2(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.2.html",
            "quote": "(2) Internal combustion engines attached to or installed in boats need not be removed, but the operation of engines is specifically prohibited.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shawnee-lake#5",
            "kind": "motor",
            "summary": "State park rule: no gas engine on waters posted electric-only without DCNR's written permission.",
            "conditions": null,
            "locator": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(2)",
            "citation": "17 Pa. Code §11.219(f)(2)",
            "source_url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/017/chapter11/s11.219.html",
            "quote": "(2) Operating a boat powered by an internal combustion engine in waters that are posted as being restricted to electric motor use.",
            "statewide_rule_applied": true,
            "hp": null,
            "mph": null,
            "verified_at": "2026-10-04",
            "last_confirmed_at": "2026-11-01",
            "state": "ok"
        },
        {
            "id": "shawnee-lake#6",
            "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": [
        {
            "source_id": "dcnr-park-shawnee-state-park",
            "quote": "There are three boat launch areas and 146 dry-boat mooring spaces."
        }
    ],
    "license": "Rule summaries CC BY 4.0; ramp data PFBC",
    "disclaimer": "Summaries, not legal advice. The official text and posted signs control."
}