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Lakes Near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

87 counted Pennsylvania lakes sit within 60 miles of Harrisburg - the largest is Lake Marburg (Codorus State Park) at 1,275 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Marburg (Codorus State Park)	York	33 mi	1,275 acres	About 100 ft
Blue Marsh Reservoir	Berks	44 mi	1,150 acres	52 ft
Ontelaunee Lake	Berks	53 mi	1,082 acres	-
Chester Octoraro Reservoir	Lancaster	55 mi	669 acres	-
DeHart Reservoir	Dauphin	17 mi	596.3 acres	-
Middle Creek Reservoir	Lancaster	34 mi	361 acres	-
Pinchot Lake (State Park)	York	13 mi	340 acres	About 30 ft
Lake Redman	York	28 mi	290 acres	-
Lake Meade	Adams	22 mi	273.3 acres	-
Walker Lake	Snyder	40 mi	239 acres	-
Long Arm Dam	York	37 mi	225 acres	-
Lake Williams (lake drained)	York	28 mi	220 acres	-
Mcwilliams Reservoir	Columbia	46 mi	183 acres	-
Stairway Lake	Schuylkill	47 mi	180.6 acres	-
Lake Wynonah	Schuylkill	44 mi	165.6 acres	-
Lake Chillisquaque	Montour	59 mi	165 acres	-
Long Pine Run Reservoir	Adams	38 mi	150 acres	-
Struble Lake	Chester	55 mi	146 acres	19 ft
Lake Heritage	Adams	36 mi	139.9 acres	-
Lake Pahagaco	York	27 mi	131.2 acres	-
Faylor Lake	Snyder	38 mi	130 acres	-
Glen Morgan Lake	Berks	54 mi	124.9 acres	-
Speedwell Forge Lake	Lancaster	30 mi	106 acres	-
Bear Swamp	Dauphin	25 mi	100.1 acres	-
Warren H Ohl Reservoir	Clinton	60 mi	100.1 acres	-
Sweet Arrow Lake	Schuylkill	35 mi	100 acres	-
Muddy Run Recreation lake	Lancaster	44 mi	98 acres	-
Tuscarora Lake	Schuylkill	58 mi	96 acres	About 55 ft
Chambers Lake	Chester	57 mi	89 acres	-
Little Buffalo Lake (Holman Lake)	Perry	20 mi	88 acres	About 30 ft
Memorial Lake	Lebanon	18 mi	84 acres	About 22 ft
Bear Meadows	Huntingdon	56 mi	79.8 acres	-
Colyer Lake	Centre	54 mi	77 acres	-
Wildwood Lake	Dauphin	3 mi	75.6 acres	-
Eisenhuth Reservoir	Schuylkill	51 mi	71.2 acres	-
Hopewell Lake	Berks	58 mi	68 acres	About 18 ft
Laurel Creek Reservoir	Mifflin	50 mi	67 acres	-
Bear Gap Reservoir	Carbon	44 mi	60 acres	-
Opossum Lake	Cumberland	21 mi	59 acres	-
Coatesville Reservoir	Chester	58 mi	55.1 acres	-
Letterkenny Reservoir	Franklin	44 mi	54 acres	-
Silver Creek Reservoir	Schuylkill	52 mi	53.2 acres	-
Chambersburg Reservoir	Adams	38 mi	52.1 acres	-
Locust Lake	Schuylkill	53 mi	52 acres	About 30 ft
Sheppard-myers Reservoir	York	37 mi	49 acres	-
Indian Run Reservoir	Schuylkill	43 mi	48.9 acres	-
Mud Run Reservoir	Schuylkill	48 mi	48.4 acres	-
Mountain Lake	Franklin	52 mi	43.7 acres	-
Wolf Creek Reservoir	Schuylkill	50 mi	43.7 acres	-
Cowans Gap Lake	Fulton	58 mi	42 acres	About 22 ft
Ringtown Reservoir	Schuylkill	52 mi	40 acres	-
Ringtown Reservoir Number Six	Schuylkill	50 mi	37.8 acres	-
Icedale Lake	Chester	57 mi	33.4 acres	-
Tumbling Run Reservoir Number Two	Schuylkill	47 mi	32.2 acres	-
Klines Reservoir	Columbia	48 mi	32 acres	-
Kaercher Creek Dam	Berks	52 mi	32 acres	-
New Kernsville Lake	Berks	51 mi	30.1 acres	-
Myerstown Reservoir	Lebanon	30 mi	29.7 acres	-
Clearview Reservoir	Juniata	38 mi	29 acres	-
Tar Run Reservoir	Schuylkill	48 mi	26.7 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 87 counted lakes within 60 miles of Harrisburg.

Sources: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lake data; lake coordinates from the Fish and Boat Commission. Verified October 28, 2026.