Lake Arthur

Lake Arthur is a 3,225-acre lake in Moraine State Park, Butler County, Pennsylvania, about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh where I-79 meets U.S. 422. With 42 miles of shoreline, swim beaches, lakefront cabins and steady breezes, it's one of the best sailing lakes in western Pennsylvania and a favorite for fishing and paddling.

Can You Ride Jet Skis on Lake Arthur?

No. Lake Arthur has a 20-horsepower limit on motors and doesn't allow personal watercraft, which keeps the lake calm for sailing, fishing and paddling. Boating is also off-limits in the game propagation area and near the dam.

Because of the 20-horsepower limit, our wake boats, ski boats and jet skis aren't available on Lake Arthur. For a day of wakesurfing, skiing or jet skiing, try one of the nearby lakes below.

Boat and Jet Ski Rentals Near Lake Arthur

If you want to get out on our wake boats, ski boats and jet skis, try these lakes:

• Shenango River Lake, about 50 minutes northwest near Hermitage, with most of the lake open to unlimited horsepower
• The Allegheny River, about 45 minutes south in Pittsburgh
• Mosquito Lake and Berlin Lake, each about an hour and 15 minutes west in Ohio
• Lake Erie, about an hour and a half north at Erie

On these lakes, you can rent MasterCraft wakesurf and wakeboard boats, ski boats, jet skis and toys like tubes, wakeboards and wakesurf boards. Rather have someone else drive? Book a private boat charter. See all of our Pennsylvania lakes.

Moraine State Park

Moraine State Park covers almost 17,000 acres around the lake, with two swimming beaches, lakefront cabins, miles of hiking and biking trails and two sailing clubs. The park hosts the Regatta at Lake Arthur every August, and bald eagles and ospreys nest along the shore.

Getting to Lake Arthur

Lake Arthur is in Butler County at the crossroads of I-79 and U.S. Highway 422. It is about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh, about 20 minutes west of Butler and about 45 minutes from Youngstown.

Lake Arthur Map