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Electric-only lakes in Connecticut

We've found 3 lakes in Connecticut where gas engines can't be run and electric motors are allowed.

Gas boats OK, motor up You can launch a boat with a gas outboard. Leave it up and use your electric motor. No gas motors on board Remove the outboard or bring a boat without one. Gas boats: check first The rules don't say. Call before you tow a gas boat there.

Mount Tom Pond

Near Litchfield, Litchfield County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion engines (electric motors OK).

Size
56 acres
Launch
Carry-in / hand launch only
Managed by
CT DEEP (Mount Tom State Park)
What the official rules say
Use of internal combustion engines prohibited.

Pine Acres Lake

Near Hampton, Windham County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion engines (electric motors OK).

Size
190 acres
Launch
Trailered launch (15 spaces)
Managed by
CT DEEP (James L. Goodwin State Forest)
What the official rules say
Use of internal combustion engines prohibited.

Stillwater Pond

Near Torrington, Litchfield County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first

No internal combustion engines (electric motors OK).

Size
100 acres
Launch
Trailered launch (11 spaces), 900 Norfolk Road
Managed by
CT DEEP
What the official rules say
The use of internal combustion engines is prohibited.

Before you go

Rules change, and some lakes close for the season or have their own permits. We link each lake to the agency page that states its motor rule, and show the month we checked it (most recently October 2026). Confirm the current rules with the lake's manager before you head out. Your state's boat registration and safety-equipment rules still apply on electric-only lakes.

Know a lake we're missing, or a rule that's changed? Tell us.

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