Lakes to paddle near Erie
9 LakePA 100 lakes (and 2 alternates) have a put-in within 60 miles of Erie 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.
Lake Erie itself is not on the list: LakePA 100 covers inland lakes and reservoirs only. Distances are measured from the City of Erie.
- Number 8: Lake Pleasant Erie County · Northwest · 60 acres · 12 mi from Erie
- Alternate A1: Edinboro Lake Erie County · Northwest · 240 acres · 17 mi from Erie
- Alternate A2: Woodcock Creek Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 325 acres · 29 mi from Erie
- Number 4: Conneaut Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 929 acres · 35 mi from Erie
- Number 7: Tamarack Lake Crawford County · Northwest · 562 acres · 35 mi from Erie
- Number 1: Pymatuning Reservoir Crawford County · Northwest · 17,088 acres · 37 mi from Erie
- Number 5: Lake Wilhelm Mercer County · Northwest · 1,680 acres · 47 mi from Erie
- Number 12: Chapman Lake Warren County · Northwest · 68 acres · 52 mi from Erie
- Number 11: Tionesta Lake Forest County · Northwest · 570 acres · 55 mi from Erie
- Number 13: Allegheny Reservoir Warren and McKean counties · Northwest · 12,081 acres · 58 mi from Erie
- Number 3: Shenango River Lake Mercer County · Northwest · 3,559 acres · 59 mi from Erie
City points: US Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer (public domain). Straight-line miles to the first listed put-in.