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Lakes Near Scranton, Pennsylvania

461 counted Pennsylvania lakes sit within 60 miles of Scranton - the largest is Lake Wallenpaupack at 5,698 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Wallenpaupack	Pike, Wayne	22 mi	5,698 acres	60 ft
Shohola Marsh Reservoir	Pike	35 mi	1,134 acres	-
Beltzville Lake	Carbon	38 mi	946 acres	About 130 ft
Harveys Lake	Luzerne	20 mi	658 acres	-
Pocono Lake	Monroe	22 mi	526 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Luzerne	19 mi	490 acres	-
Promised Land Lake (Upper Promised Land Lake)	Pike	25 mi	422 acres	About 14 ft
Huntsville Reservoir	Luzerne	18 mi	402.3 acres	-
Pikes Creek Reservoir	Luzerne	22 mi	400 acres	-
Still Creek Reservoir	Schuylkill	41 mi	338.3 acres	-
Mauch Chunk Lake	Carbon	40 mi	330 acres	-
Stillwater Lake	Monroe	24 mi	320 acres	-
Lake Henry	Wayne	12 mi	311.6 acres	-
Wild Creek Reservoir	Carbon	35 mi	306 acres	-
Pecks Pond	Pike	31 mi	300 acres	-
Balsam Swamp	Pike	25 mi	291.1 acres	-
Twin Lakes	Pike	39 mi	285.4 acres	-
Lake Hauto	Schuylkill	41 mi	280.2 acres	-
Prompton Dam	Wayne	22 mi	280 acres	About 35 ft
Lake Ladore	Wayne	18 mi	264.6 acres	-
Lake Carey	Wyoming	19 mi	262 acres	-
Paupackan Lake	Wayne	19 mi	252 acres	-
Gouldsboro Lake	Monroe	16 mi	250 acres	About 8 ft
Lake Jean	Luzerne	33 mi	245 acres	About 14 ft
Lake Naomi	Monroe	23 mi	240.4 acres	-
Lake Ariel	Wayne	15 mi	239.4 acres	-
Porters Lake	Pike	33 mi	238.5 acres	-
Bradys Lake	Monroe	18 mi	229 acres	-
Duck Harbor Pond	Wayne	33 mi	228 acres	-
Arrowhead Lake	Monroe	18 mi	223 acres	-
Black Bear Swamp	Monroe	18 mi	218.9 acres	-
Westcolang Pond	Pike	33 mi	204.7 acres	-
Roaming Woods Lake	Wayne	16 mi	198.2 acres	-
Lackawanna Lake (State Park)	Lackawanna	11 mi	198 acres	About 30 ft
Lake Winola	Wyoming	12 mi	198 acres	-
Lake Maskenozha	Pike	38 mi	193.5 acres	-
Crystal Lake	Lackawanna	17 mi	191 acres	-
Twelvemile Pond	Pike	34 mi	185.6 acres	-
Mcwilliams Reservoir	Columbia	56 mi	183 acres	-
Spring Swamp	Monroe	17 mi	181 acres	-
Elmhurst Reservoir	Lackawanna	7 mi	180 acres	-
White Oak Pond ** DRAWDOWN STATUS	Wayne	22 mi	175 acres	-
Lower Lake (Lower Promised Land Lake)	Pike	24 mi	173 acres	About 10 ft
Belmont Lake **DRAWDOWN STATUS	Wayne	28 mi	172 acres	-
Bender Swamp	Monroe	18 mi	171.7 acres	-
Selfice Swamp	Monroe	20 mi	170.5 acres	-
Tobyhanna Lake	Monroe	19 mi	170 acres	About 8 ft
Fairview Lake	Pike	25 mi	169 acres	-
Big Boulder Lake	Carbon	25 mi	165.3 acres	-
Frances Slocum Lake (State Park)	Luzerne	13 mi	165 acres	About 28 ft
Lake Chillisquaque	Montour	56 mi	165 acres	-
Watres Reservoir	Lackawanna	9 mi	164 acres	-
Lily Lake	Luzerne	28 mi	161 acres	-
Elk Lake	Wayne	21 mi	158.1 acres	-
Lake of the Four Seasons	Luzerne	28 mi	146.8 acres	-
Forest Lake	Pike	32 mi	140.6 acres	-
Silkmans Swamp	Wayne	13 mi	138.9 acres	-
Silver Lake	Pike	37 mi	138.4 acres	-
Gold Key Lake	Pike	38 mi	132.7 acres	-
Hughes Swamp	Carbon	36 mi	130.2 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 461 counted lakes within 60 miles of Scranton.

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