Lakes to paddle near Cleveland–Youngstown, Ohio
24 LakePA 100 lakes (and 7 alternates) have a put-in within 100 miles of Cleveland or Youngstown in a straight line. Distances are as the crow flies, from the city's Census internal point (a point inside the city limits) to the lake's first listed put-in; driving distances are longer.
For Ohio paddlers: distances are measured from Cleveland or Youngstown, whichever is closer, out to 100 miles. Pennsylvania's launch-permit rule applies at Fish and Boat Commission and state park launches; other states recognise a Pennsylvania registration but not a Pennsylvania launch permit.
- Number 2: Bessemer Lake Lawrence County · Northwest · 28 acres · 11 mi from Youngstown
- Number 3: Shenango River Lake Mercer County · Northwest · 3,559 acres · 16 mi from Youngstown
- Number 6: Lake Arthur Butler County · Northwest · 3,225 acres · 29 mi from Youngstown
- Number 1: Pymatuning Reservoir Crawford County · Northwest · 17,088 acres · 30 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A22: Hereford Manor Lake Beaver County · Southwest · 44 acres · 32 mi from Youngstown
- Number 5: Lake Wilhelm Mercer County · Northwest · 1,680 acres · 34 mi from Youngstown
- Number 4: Conneaut Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 929 acres · 39 mi from Youngstown
- Number 10: Harbar Acres Lake Butler County · Northwest · 20 acres · 41 mi from Youngstown
- Number 49: Raccoon Lake Beaver County · Southwest · 101 acres · 43 mi from Youngstown
- Number 7: Tamarack Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 562 acres · 44 mi from Youngstown
- Number 9: Glade Run Lake Butler County · Northwest · 52 acres · 47 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A2: Woodcock Creek Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 325 acres · 50 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A3: Kahle Lake Venango and Clarion counties · Northwest · 251 acres · 53 mi from Youngstown
- Number 48: Cross Creek Lake Washington County · Southwest · 244 acres · 60 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A1: Edinboro Lake Erie County · Northwest · 240 acres · 60 mi from Youngstown
- Number 50: Canonsburg Lake Washington County · Southwest · 76 acres · 63 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A23: Crooked Creek Lake Armstrong County · Southwest · 350 acres · 65 mi from Youngstown
- Number 47: Dutch Fork Lake Washington County · Southwest · 91 acres · 67 mi from Youngstown
- Number 11: Tionesta Lake Forest County · Northwest · 570 acres · 68 mi from Youngstown
- Number 8: Lake Pleasant Erie County · Northwest · 60 acres · 73 mi from Youngstown
- Number 57: Keystone Lake Armstrong County · Southwest · 950 acres · 75 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A25: Mahoning Creek Lake Armstrong, Indiana and Jefferson counties · Southwest · 279 acres · 75 mi from Youngstown
- Number 54: Keystone Lake Westmoreland County · Southwest · 78 acres · 83 mi from Youngstown
- Number 12: Chapman Lake Warren County · Northwest · 68 acres · 88 mi from Youngstown
- Number 51: Virgin Run Lake Fayette County · Southwest · 33 acres · 88 mi from Youngstown
- Number 52: Green Lick Reservoir Fayette County · Southwest · 101 acres · 90 mi from Youngstown
- Number 14: Cloe Lake Jefferson County · North Central · 27 acres · 91 mi from Youngstown
- Number 59: Yellow Creek Lake Indiana County · Southwest · 720 acres · 92 mi from Youngstown
- Alternate A27: Hemlock Lake Indiana County · Southwest · 60 acres · 93 mi from Youngstown
- Number 56: Donegal Lake Westmoreland County · Southwest · 90 acres · 94 mi from Youngstown
- Number 15: Kyle Lake Jefferson County · North Central · 165 acres · 94 mi from Youngstown
City points: US Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer (public domain). Straight-line miles to the first listed put-in.