Lakes to paddle near Scranton–Wilkes-Barre
25 LakePA 100 lakes (and 13 alternates) have a put-in within 60 miles of Scranton or Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton or Wilkes-Barre, whichever is closer.
- Number 35: Frances Slocum Lake Luzerne County · Northeast · 165 acres · 6 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A13: Fords Lake Lackawanna County · Northeast · 73 acres · 8 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A14: Lackawanna Lake Lackawanna County · Northeast · 198 acres · 11 mi from Scranton
- Number 37: Francis E. Walter Reservoir Luzerne and Carbon counties · Northeast · 100 acres · 12 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A12: Lake Winola Wyoming County · Northeast · 198 acres · 12 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A11: Lily Lake Luzerne County · Northeast · 160 acres · 13 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A10: Harris Pond Luzerne County · Northeast · 30 acres · 14 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 41: Gouldsboro Lake Monroe and Wayne counties · Northeast · 250 acres · 16 mi from Scranton
- Number 39: Bradys Lake Monroe County · Northeast · 229 acres · 18 mi from Scranton
- Number 43: Lake Wallenpaupack Pike and Wayne counties · Northeast · 5,700 acres · 18 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A16: Tobyhanna Lake Monroe County · Northeast · 170 acres · 19 mi from Scranton
- Number 34: Stevens Lake Wyoming County · Northeast · 62 acres · 20 mi from Scranton
- Number 32: Lake Jean Luzerne and Sullivan counties · Northeast · 245 acres · 22 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A20: Prompton Lake Wayne County · Northeast · 290 acres · 22 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A17: White Oak Pond Wayne County · Northeast · 175 acres · 22 mi from Scranton
- Number 44: Lower Lake Pike County · Northeast · 173 acres · 23 mi from Scranton
- Number 40: Stillwater Lake Susquehanna County · Northeast · 83 acres · 23 mi from Scranton
- Number 33: Briar Creek Lake Columbia County · Northeast · 51 acres · 24 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 45: Promised Land Lake Pike County · Northeast · 422 acres · 24 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A19: Long Pond Wayne County · Northeast · 81 acres · 25 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A18: Miller Pond Wayne County · Northeast · 61 acres · 27 mi from Scranton
- Alternate A15: Belmont Lake Wayne County · Northeast · 172 acres · 28 mi from Scranton
- Number 36: Mauch Chunk Lake Carbon County · Northeast · 330 acres · 28 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 38: Beltzville Lake Carbon County · Northeast · 949 acres · 30 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A21: Lower Woods Pond Wayne County · Northeast · 91 acres · 31 mi from Scranton
- Number 87: Tuscarora Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 96 acres · 31 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 42: Upper Woods Pond Wayne County · Northeast · 80 acres · 32 mi from Scranton
- Number 85: Locust Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 52 acres · 34 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 46: Shohola Lake Pike County · Northeast · 1,134 acres · 36 mi from Scranton
- Number 91: Leaser Lake Lehigh County · Southeast · 117 acres · 39 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 31: Hunters Lake Sullivan County · Northeast · 117 acres · 40 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 98: Minsi Lake Northampton County · Southeast · 117 acres · 42 mi from Scranton
- Number 97: East Bangor Lake Northampton County · Southeast · 90 acres · 44 mi from Scranton
- Number 88: Kaercher Creek Lake Berks County · Southeast · 31 acres · 48 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 83: Sweet Arrow Lake Schuylkill County · Southeast · 100 acres · 53 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 30: Stephen Foster Lake Bradford County · Northeast · 75 acres · 56 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Alternate A9: Rose Valley Lake Lycoming County · North Central · 389 acres · 58 mi from Wilkes-Barre
- Number 86: Blue Marsh Lake Berks County · Southeast · 1,121 acres · 59 mi from Wilkes-Barre
City points: US Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer (public domain). Straight-line miles to the first listed put-in.