---
title: "Youghiogheny River Lake boating rules"
url: https://lakepennsylvania.org/lakes/youghiogheny-river-lake/
verified: 2026-10-04
checked: 2026-11-01
verdict: "No horsepower limit listed"
---

# Youghiogheny River Lake boating rules

No horsepower limit is listed for Youghiogheny River Lake in 58 Pa. Code §111.56(1), but other rules apply: life jackets must be worn at all times on boats under 16 feet and on any canoe, kayak or paddleboard (Somerset County section). Source: 58 Pa. Code §111.56(1). Verified Oct. 4, 2026.

## Rules

- Life jackets must be worn at all times on boats under 16 feet and on any canoe, kayak or paddleboard (Somerset County section). (at all times) — [58 Pa. Code §111.56(1)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.56.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 (Fayette County section). (at all times) — [58 Pa. Code §111.26](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.26.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake in Wilkins Hollow Cove, Tub Run Cove (inside the marked line) and the marked area near the Somerfield launch ramp and marina. (Wilkins Hollow Cove; Tub Run Cove inside the marked line; Somerfield Recreation Area near the boat launch ramp and marina) — [58 Pa. Code §111.56(2)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.56.html) — verified 2026-10-04
- Slow, no-wake in Fall Run, Hall Run, Braddocks Run and Reason Run coves, and off Somerfield Hill. (Fall Run Cove; Hall Run Cove; Braddocks Run Cove; Reason Run Cove; off Somerfield Hill) — [58 Pa. Code §111.56(2)(iv)-(viii)](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.56.html) — verified 2026-10-04

## Ramps

- Jockey Hollow: 39.74948, -79.41464

## Sources

- [§ 111.56. Somerset County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.56.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))
- [§ 111.26. Fayette County.](https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=/secure/pacode/data/058/chapter111/s111.26.html) (changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026))

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