Lakes to paddle near Lancaster
22 LakePA 100 lakes (and 1 alternates) have a put-in within 60 miles of Lancaster 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.
Distances are measured from Lancaster.
- Number 84: Middle Creek Lake Lancaster County · Southeast · 361 acres · 16 mi from Lancaster
- Number 82: Stovers Lake Lebanon County · South Central · 26 acres · 22 mi from Lancaster
- Number 90: Chambers Lake Chester County · Southeast · 89 acres · 24 mi from Lancaster
- Number 80: Lake Redman York County · South Central · 290 acres · 24 mi from Lancaster
- Number 89: Struble Lake Chester County · Southeast · 146 acres · 24 mi from Lancaster
- Alternate A29: Lake Williams York County · South Central · 220 acres · 25 mi from Lancaster
- Number 86: Blue Marsh Lake Berks County · Southeast · 1,121 acres · 26 mi from Lancaster
- Number 93: Hopewell Lake Berks County · Southeast · 68 acres · 29 mi from Lancaster
- Number 92: Scotts Run Lake Berks County · Southeast · 22 acres · 29 mi from Lancaster
- Number 94: Marsh Creek Lake Chester County · Southeast · 535 acres · 30 mi from Lancaster
- Number 81: Memorial Lake Lebanon County · South Central · 85 acres · 30 mi from Lancaster
- Number 79: Pinchot Lake York County · South Central · 340 acres · 31 mi from Lancaster
- Number 78: Lake Marburg York County · South Central · 1,275 acres · 36 mi from Lancaster
- Number 83: Sweet Arrow Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 100 acres · 37 mi from Lancaster
- Number 88: Kaercher Creek Lake Berks County · Southeast · 31 acres · 40 mi from Lancaster
- Number 77: Long Arm Reservoir York and Adams counties · South Central · 225 acres · 42 mi from Lancaster
- Number 91: Leaser Lake Lehigh County · Southeast · 117 acres · 50 mi from Lancaster
- Number 75: Laurel Lake Cumberland County · South Central · 25 acres · 51 mi from Lancaster
- Number 85: Locust Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 52 acres · 52 mi from Lancaster
- Number 74: Opossum Lake Cumberland County · South Central · 47 acres · 53 mi from Lancaster
- Number 76: Holman Lake Perry County · South Central · 88 acres · 54 mi from Lancaster
- Number 87: Tuscarora Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 96 acres · 55 mi from Lancaster
- Number 36: Mauch Chunk Lake Carbon County · Northeast · 330 acres · 60 mi from Lancaster
City points: US Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer (public domain). Straight-line miles to the first listed put-in.