---
title: "Woodcock Creek Lake boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/woodcock-creek-lake/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "20 hp max"
---

# Woodcock Creek Lake boating rules

Motors up to 20 hp, gas or electric (about 14.9 kW, our conversion), are allowed on Woodcock Creek Lake. A boat with a bigger motor may launch, but that motor can't be used. Source: 58 Pa. Code §111.20(e)(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- Motors over 20 hp may not be used. — [58 Pa. Code §111.20(e)(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.20.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- No waterskiing. — [58 Pa. Code §111.20(e)(2)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.20.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake east of the LR 20063 causeway. (the area east of the LR 20063 Causeway) — [58 Pa. Code §111.20(e)(3)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.20.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Life jackets must be worn at all times on boats under 16 feet and on any canoe, kayak or paddleboard. (at all times) — [58 Pa. Code §111.20(e)(4)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.20.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- The limit counts electric motors too. A boat with a bigger motor may still launch, but that motor may not be used. — [58 Pa. Code §107.1](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.1.html) — verified 2026-10-04

## Ramps

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

## Sources

- [§ 111.20. Crawford County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.20.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [§ 107.1. Horsepower restrictions.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter107/s107.1.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))

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